Fronteras Americanas, American Borders: American Borders

by Guillermo Verdecchia and Verdecchia

Book Overview

Fuelled by equal parts outrage, intelligence and wit, Fronteras Americanas re-creates one person's struggle to construct a home between two cultures, while exploding the images and constructs built up... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088910459X
• ISBN13: 9780889104594
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Coach House Press
• Length: 77 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Hilarious, Cutting Satire

This monologue is Verdecchia's hilarious yet incisive account of a life on the border--not just a geographical border, but the metaphysical frontera that exists for those who try to straddle two cultures, two identities, two languages. In his case, we catch a glimpse of the Argentinian-Canadian borderland, where (often racist) media stereotypes clash with and distort lived reality. We've used this one in intro. literature classes, and it's always a huge hit with students--accessible, clever, entertaining, highly thought-provoking, and a quick read. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in Chicano Studies,Ethnic and Cultural Studies, Multi-culturalism/tolerance issues, Comparative Literature, and satire.