Immigrant Voices: 21st Century Voices

by Achy Obejas (Editor), Daniel Alarcón, Meena Alexander

Immigrant Voices: 21st Century Stories, an exciting new anthology from the Great Books Foundation, features eighteen provocative and entertaining short stories by contemporary authors such as Junot Díaz, Edwidge Danticat, Daniel Alarcón, and many others.

Each selection in this anthology, coedited by award-winning author Achy Obejas and Megan Bayles, addresses perennial questions about society and the individual that the authors of the Great Books have pondered for centuries. Discussion groups, academic audiences, and general readers interested in stories that focus on the immigrant experience in the twenty-first century will find that this anthology prompts thoughtful reflection and lively conversation.

Genres: Anthologies, Nonfiction, Research

232 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2014

About the author

Achy Obejas is the award-winning author of Days of Awe, Memory Mambo and We Came all the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This? Her poems, stories and essays have appeared in dozens of anthologies, including Akashic's Chicago Noir. A long time contributor to the Chicago Tribune, she was part of the 2001 investigative team that earned a Pulitzer Prize for the series, “Gateway to Gridlock.” Her articles have appeared in Vanity Fair, Village Voice, The Nation, Playboy, and MS, among others. Currently, she is a music contributor to the Washington Post and the Sor Juana Writer in Residence at DePaul University in Chicago. She was born in Havana

Reviews

[Eugenea Pollock · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book as the choice of a Great Books discussion group, a chapter at a time, over the course of about a year. It was well-suited to that format and very timely, given the public attention to the issue of immigration in the current administration. It helped to put a face on those whose “worthiness” is under increased scrutiny and continuing attack.

[Vivienne Strauss · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great collection - looking forward to reading more by all of these authors.
If I had to choose favorites they would be Diogenes by Pablo Helguera and The Science of Flight by Yiyun Li.

[Mills College Library]

813.01089 I333 2014