Overview
Observed in Mexico and parts of the United States, El DĆa de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a celebratory holiday. Los Muertos is the first anthology of fiction relating to or inspired by this bicultural tradition. Each of the two dozen Mexican and Mexican American writers featured here has a unique affinity for the myriad ideas connected closely to the El DĆa de Muertosāsome in less obvious ways. The stories connect to the metaphors and connotations related to memorializing the dead, some reflecting on the ritualized and religious aspects of what has become a commercialized holiday and others reacting to such cultural appropriations.
In celebration and reconciliation, stories like Alessandra NarvĆ”ez Varelaās, told from the point of view of a DĆa de los Muertos wreath, and Marytza Rubioās, about a young woman trying to rewrite a young manās death through parallel dimensions, illustrate the ways Latino cultures process death. From Kirstin Valdez Quadeās little girl struggling to accept her motherās abandonment to David Riceās character forgiving himself in remembrance of his daughterās namesake, each character fully embraces what it means to look death in the face and celebrate the losses of the departed. From solemn ofrendas and milagros to everyday acts far removed from any trace of pan de muerto or papel picado, these diverse stories call us to appreciate the holidayās broader cultural significance.
Writers include Ana Gloria Ćlvarez Pedrajo, Rosa BeltrĆ”n, Ana GarcĆa Bergua, Ana Castillo, Lucha Corpi, Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Fernando A. Flores, Elizabeth Gonzalez James, Diana LĆ³pez, Lorraine M. LĆ³pez, Alberto Reyes Morgan, Manuel MuƱoz, Alessandra NarvĆ”ez-Varela, Guadalupe Nettel, Daniel A. Olivas, Pedro Ćngel Palou, Rene S Perez II, Kirstin Valdez Quade, David Rice, Alberto RĆos, Ito Romo, Marytza K. Rubio, Socorro Venegas, and DĆ©sirĆ©e Zamorano.
This book title, Los Muertos (Day of the Dead Fiction), ISBN: 9781595343130, by Yvette D. Benavides, Adela Pineda Franco, Jim Mendiola, published by Trinity University Press (October 1, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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