Iguana Dreams: New Latino Fiction – An Important Contemporary Anthology with Introduction by Pulitzer Prize-Winner Oscar Hijuelos

by Delia Poey (Editor), Oscar Hijuelos (Foreword), Virgil Suárez (Editor)

With an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos, this important anthology of contemporary fiction represents the wide range of cultures and experiences that mark the diverse ethnic groups of the Latino community.

Genres: Short Stories, Latinx, Fiction, Anthologies, Collections

376 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1975

Reviews

[Kezia · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Uneven" is a word I often use to describe short story collections, but this one is really quite...even. Masters like José Antonio Villareal and Ed Vega definitely show up for work, and lesser-known writers keep in stride.

I don't think it's necessary to be Latin@ to appreciate this anthology. Perhaps there was a little more representation of Cuban and Puerto Rican voices - I felt the eastward pull more than the pull of Mexico and the U.S. southwest. That said one of the writers is a favorite daughter of my hometown, so, that's cool.

[Grecia Ramirez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the stories were pretty cool, some were a little meandering.

[Nicole Balbuena · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5-3.75 stars. There were quite a few really good stories, but also quite a few dull ones

[Veronica Garcia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a great collection of short stories written by Latino authors. It was a good way for me to see writing styles and select novels written by each author based on that.

[Troy Willhelm]

A collection of Latin American short stories. I think Latin American literature is not studied enough in schools...or at least I haven't been able to incoporate it as much as I have always wanted. I have read several of the stories. Very good. It is a book I am reading for my creative writing capstone for SMU and will try to reflect some aspect of the various authors' techniques, etc in my own stories.