Poems, plays, and novels by Mexican authors. There is some leeway on non-fiction.
Please review your submissions to make sure authors are from Mexico. If not, please delete, as I don't want this list to lead anyone astray. I will delete works written by non-Mexican authors. Feel free to comment if you'd like to make a case for a debatable inclusion.
Please review your submissions to make sure authors are from Mexico. If not, please delete, as I don't want this list to lead anyone astray. I will delete works written by non-Mexican authors. Feel free to comment if you'd like to make a case for a debatable inclusion.
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Jan 08, 2014 08:39PM
I'm not sure Sandra Cisneros belongs here exactly--wouldn't she be American Literature?
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Estela Vazquez Perez, author of "Light and Shadows," was born in Mexico. But, she currently resides in San Francisco. Can her novel be added to your list?Thank you,
Maria
Absolutely. Go ahead and add it, if you haven't already. In cases where national origin and long-term residence differ, I think either national adjective for the literature should be allowed.
Checked for duplicates: 1 book removed.Removed a Dutch edition of Paz / Labyrinth of Solitude, already present at #2, not detected as a duplicate.
Can you please remove Lazarillo de Tormes? The book is considered to be the first Spanish picaresque novel and belongs entirely to the Spanish literature, from the plot to the author. I bet Mexican literature has its own picaresque novels, but Lazarillo is not one of them.
Dora, I've removed it. Though the authorship is disputed, the Spanish nationality of the author is not, so it doesn't belong here. Thanks!
Does anyone have a good follow-up read to Labyrinth of Solitude? (i.e. Mexico past the 70's, when the last essay in the book was written).
Rachel wrote: "I'm not sure Sandra Cisneros belongs here exactly--wouldn't she be American Literature?"She is Mexican American, Rachel, I think you should read her literature, Caramelo speaks a little of her up bringing. Your culture can be separate from your nationality.
Hola a tod@s! L@s invito a leer mi libro y a votarlo para incluirlo en la listaLas Ruinas en el Lago
Jo’s wrote: "Es correcto incluir al Popol Vuh?"Creo que se debe incluir con la literatura guatemalteca en vez de mexicana por lo que sabemos, aunque, por supuesto, tiene muchísima importancia cultural en México (y Honduras, Belice, y El Salvador)
Barbara wrote: "Corazón Salvaje is not set in Mexico and the author is Cuban"As written in message 3, I'm including authors with long-standing residence in Mexico. I recognize this definition for a national literature is debatable, and allows for some books being included in more than one national literature. Setting is not a factor.
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