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Author:

Cant©ð, Norma E., 1947-

Title:

Can©Ưcula : snapshots of a girlhood en la frontera / Norma Elia Cant©ð.

Edition:

Updated edition.

Publisher:

University of New Mexico Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xxviii, 192 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm

Subject:

Mexican American families--Fiction.
Mexican American teenage girls--Fiction.
Texas--Fiction.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
Mexican American families.
Mexican American teenage girls.
Texas.
Domestic fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Fiction.

Summary:

"Winner of the Premio Aztl©Łn Literary PrizeCan©Ưcula--the dog days--a particularly intense part of the summer when most cotton is harvested in South Texas. In Norma Cant©ð's fictionalized memoir of Laredo in the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s, it also represents a time between childhood and a still-unknown adulthood. Snapshots and the author's re-created memories allow readers to experience the pivotal events of this world--births, deaths, injuries, fiestas, and rites of passage.In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the original publication, this updated edition includes newly written pieces as well as never-before-published images--culled from hundreds of the author's family photos--adding further depth and insight into this unique contribution to Chicana literature"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0826356192 (paperback)
9780826356192 (paperback)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)923255015

LCCN:

2015020148

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)