{"product_id":"scenes-from-la-cuenca-de-los-angeles-y-otros-natural-disasters-paperback","title":"Scenes from La Cuenca de Los Angeles y Otros Natural Disasters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusana Chavez-Silverman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a rarity in contemporary writing, a truly bilingual enterprise, as in Susana Chávez-Silverman's previous memoir, \u003ci\u003eKiller Crónicas\u003c\/i\u003e. Chávez-Silverman switches between English and Spanish, creating a\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003elinguistic \u003ci\u003emestizaje\u003c\/i\u003e that is still a surprise encounter in the world of letters today, and the author forms one of a small but growing band of writers to embrace bilingualism as a literary force. Also like \u003ci\u003eKiller Crónicas\u003c\/i\u003e, each chapter in \u003ci\u003eScenes from la Cuenca de Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"crónica,\" a vignette that began as intimate diary entries and e-mails and letters to lovers, friends, and ghosts from the past. These episodic chapters follow the Chávez-Silverman's personal history, from California to South Africa and Australia and back, from unfathomable loss to deeply felt joy. Readers drawn into this witty book will confront their own conceptions of boundaries, borders, languages, memories, and spaces. Honorable Mention, Best Biography in Spanish or Bilingual, International Latino Book Awards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusana Chávez-Silverman is professor of romance languages and literatures at Pomona College in California. She is author of \u003ci\u003eKiller Crónicas and \u003c\/i\u003ecoeditor of \u003ci\u003eTropicalizations: Transcultural Representations of Latinidad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReading and Writing the Ambiente: Queer Sexualities in Latino, Latin American, and Spanish Culture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.98 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47467925635325,"sku":"9780299235246","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/QVc3bXhTTVI0TFUzU1RlNFZZZ3NPZz09.webp?v=1777281489","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/scenes-from-la-cuenca-de-los-angeles-y-otros-natural-disasters-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}