ISBN: 9781620976180
Editorial: New
Autor: Boullosa, Carmen
Año de edición: 2020
N° Paginas: 256
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: Major writers from Mexico weigh in on U.S. immigration policy, from harrowing migrant journeys to immigrant detention to the life beyond the wallDespite the extensive coverage in the U.S. media of the southern border and Donald Trump's proposed wall, most English speakers have had little access to the multitude of perspectives from Mexico on the ongoing crisis. Celebrated novelist Carmen Boullosa (author of Texas and Before) and Alberto Quintero redress this imbalance with this collection of essays--translated into English for the first time--drawing on writing by journalists, novelists, and documentary-makers who are Mexican or based in Mexico. Contributors include the award-winning author Valeria Luiselli, whose Tell Me How It Ends is the go-to book on the child migrant crisis, and the novelist Yuri Herrera, author of the highly acclaimed Signs Preceding the End of the World.Let's Talk About Your Wall uses Trump's wall as a starting point to discuss important questions, including the history of U.S.-Mexican relations, and questions of sovereignty, citizenship, and borders. An essential resource for anyone seeking to form a well-grounded opinion on one of the central issues of our day, Let's Talk About Your Wall provides a fierce and compelling counterpoint to the racist bigotry and irrational fear that consumes the debate over immigration, and a powerful symbol of opposition to exclusion and hate. Críticas Praise for Let's Talk About Your Wall: A welcome, necessary rejoinder to critics of border policy on this side of the line.--Kirkus ReviewsA powerful and necessary collection for our current moment.--Ms."As informed and informative as it is thoughtful and thought-provoking, Let's Talk About Your Wall: Mexican Writers Respond to the Immigration Crisis is an impressively timely and much needed contribution to the ongoing national discussion around American immigration policies, practices, and needed reforms."--Midwest Book Review Biografía del autor Carmen Boullosa is a Mexican novelist, poet, and playwright. The author of eighteen novels, includingTexas and Before, she has taught at Georgetown University, New York University, and Columbia University, among others. The co-editor (with Alberto Quintero) of Let's Talk About Your Wall (The New Press), she lives in New York City and Mexico City.Alberto Quintero is a PhD candidate at Stanford University and the editor-in-chief ofLiteralia, a digital publishing and translation platform for Mexican writers. He is the co-editor (with Carmen Boullosa) of Let's Talk About Your Wall (The New Press).
- Idioma: Inglés
- Autor: Boullosa, Carmen
- Editorial: New
- N° Paginas: 256
- Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
