Latino/a American Short Stories
Discover the best Latino/a American short stories, from Oscar Hijuelos and Sandra Cisneros to Tomás Rivera's migrant tales—essential reads in American literature.
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Woman Hollering Creek
by Sandra Cisneros
A collection of stories by Sandra Cisneros, the celebrated bestselling author of The House on Mango Street and the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. The lovingly drawn characters of these stories give voice to the vibrant and varied life on both sides of the Mexican border with tales of pure discovery, filled with moments of infinite and intimate wisdom.
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Our House in the Last World
by Oscar Hijuelos
The debut novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love.
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--and the Earth did not devour him
by Tomás Rivera
For use in schools and libraries only. Examines in English and Spanish the lives of migrant workers moving from south Texas up through the Plains, and the experiences of all ages and sexes
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In the American Grain
by William Carlos Williams
William Carlos Williams's examination of American history in a series of reflective essays.
