Hecho En Tejas: An Anthology of Texas Mexican Literature

by Sergio Troncoso

Book Overview

Once an independent nation, Texas has always been proud of its unique culture. The literature of the Lone Star State has long attracted local, regional, and national audiences and critics, yet the state's Mexican American voices have yet to receive the attention they deserve.

Hecho en Tejas is a historic anthology that establishes the canon of Mexican American literature in Texas. With close to one hundred selections chosen, the book...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082634125X
• ISBN13: 9780826341259
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

A Tejano Classic!

As a teacher always copying material, I have found Hecho en Tejas to be a godsend. It is now an essential part of my work library, but I also love it for itself. It has to be one of our most important Chicano publications recent or otherwise, a must have if you are a Tejano. A beautiful and invaluable book of short stories, essays, poetry, corridos, and songs that have implications beyond Texas.

Good Mexican Short Stories

This is a book that does what it is suppose to, you learn about Mexican Literature from Authors who are originated or living in Texas.