Lucha Corpi
Auteur de Where Fireflies Dance
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Daughters of the Fifth Sun: A Collection of Latina Fiction and Poetry (1995) — Contributeur — 52 exemplaires
Currents from the Dancing River: Contemporary Latino Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry (1994) — Contributeur — 48 exemplaires
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- Date de naissance
- 1945-04-13
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Jáltipan, Mexico
- Lieux de résidence
- California, USA
- Études
- San Francisco State University (MA - Comparative and World Literature)
University of California, Berkeley (BA) - Professions
- novelist
poet
children's book author - Prix et distinctions
- Fellow of National Endowment for the Arts, 1979-80; winner of Palabra nueva literary contest, for short story "The Martyrs of the Soul," 1983; first place in the Chicano Literary Contest, University of California at Irvine, for short story "Shadows of Ebbing Water," 1984; awarded Creative Arts Fellowship in fiction by the City of Oakland, 1990; named poet laureate at Indian University, 1990
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 13
- Aussi par
- 8
- Membres
- 191
- Popularité
- #114,255
- Évaluation
- 3.4
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 35
- Langues
- 1
My reactions
There’s just so much going on here that I don’t know where to begin.
First we have all of Gloria’s vivid and violent dreams … a woman crucified on a cactus, being cornered by a large rattlesnake, blood dripping everywhere. Supposedly Gloria has a gift for premonition, but will all her dreams come to life literally? Or are they more allegorical, portending danger, if not actual crucifixion.
Then we have all the political, social justice issues these characters face and faced. Reminders of the struggles for the farm workers in the ‘70s, with grape boycotts, marches, and violent altercations. And the issues of undocumented workers and their constant fear of reprisal.
Ultimately, though, I found these characters too stupid to live. Attacked in her own home, Gloria says, “No don’t call the police.” Instead she goes off in the dark to chase this provenly violent assailant, and potential killer. S*I*G*H.
Maybe my problem is that I never read the first book in the series, so don’t know enough of the back story, but I never connected with Gloria or Justin, and really didn’t care what happened to any of them. I thought the plot was far too convoluted and the resolution was weak and unbelievable. If it weren’t a book-club selection, I would have abandoned it.… (plus d'informations)