Description:
Tucson. 2019. University of Arizona Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9780816539918. Camino del Sol. 5.5 x 8.5. 168 pages. paperback. keywords: Literature Latinx Studies. DESCRIPTION - Kafka in a Skirt is not your ordinary short story collection. In his newest work, Daniel Chacon subverts expectation and bends the rules of reality to create stories that are intriguing, hilarious, and deeply rooted in Chicano culture. These stories explore the concept of a wall that reaches beyond our immediate thoughts of a towering physical structure. While Chacon aims to address the partition along the U.S.-Mexico border, he also uses these stories to work through the intangible walls that divide communities and individuals - particularly those who straddle multiple cultures in their daily lives. Set in El Paso and other Latinx-dominant urban spaces, Kafka in a Skirt is an immersive look into the myriad lives of the characters who inhabit these culturally diverse areas. Chacon masterfully weaves…
Read more