{"product_id":"la-plonqui-the-literary-life-and-work-of-margarita-cota-cardenas-hardback-9780816551323","title":"La Plonqui; The Literary Life and Work of Margarita Cota-Cárdenas (Hardback) 9780816551323","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLa Plonqui\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Literary Life and Work of Margarita Cota-Cárdenas\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJesús Rosales (Edited by), Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780816551323\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 September 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“In their expansive and impressive volume, JesÚs Rosales and Vanessa Fonseca-ChÁvez remind us why Margarita Cota-CÁrdenas remains one of las ‘meras meras’ of Chicana letters. This book pays homage to a trailblazing Chicana writer whose works cross the English\/Spanish linguistic divide through rich, creative genre play. With scholarship by emerging and established scholars, \u003ci\u003eLa Plonqui: The Literary Life and Work of Margarita Cota-CÁrdenas\u003c\/i\u003e will serve as the benchmark volume on one of the most important Chicana writers of our generation.” - Cristina Herrera, co-author of \u003ci\u003eLatinx Teens: U.S. Popular Culture on the Page, Stage, and Screen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This is the book I have been waiting for regarding the writing of Cota-CÁrdenas. It is accessible, insightful, and full of gems for those of us who love Latinx literature and her work.” - Juan Velasco-Moreno, author of \u003ci\u003eCollective Identity and Cultural Resistance in Contemporary Chicana\/o Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCelebrating more than forty years of creative writing by Chicana author Margarita Cota-CÁrdenas, this volume includes critical essays, reflections, interviews, and previously unpublished writing by the author herself to document the lifelong craft and legacy of a pioneering writer in the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Nicknamed “La Plonky” by her family after a made-up childhood song, Cota-CÁrdenas grew up in California, taught almost exclusively in Arizona, and produced five major works (two novels and three books of poetry) that offer an expansive literary production spanning from the 1960s to today. Her perspectives on Chicana identity, the Chicanx movement, and the sociopolitical climate of Arizona and the larger U.S.-Mexico border region represent a significant contribution to the larger body of Chicanx literature. Additionally, the volume explores her perspectives on issues of gender, sexuality, and identity related to the Chicanx experience over time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Divided into three major parts, this collection begins with an introduction, followed by two testimonial essays written by the author herself and a longtime colleague, as well as an interview with the author. The second section contains nine essays by well-established literary critics that analyze Cota-CÁrdenas’s literary output within a Chicano Movement literary context and offer new readings of Cota-CÁrdenas’s fiction and poetry. The third part presents poetry and fiction from Cota-CÁrdenas, including an excerpt from a work in progress. As a whole, the collection aims to affirm Margarita Cota-CÁrdenas’s significant role in shaping the field of Chicana literature and emphasizes the importance of honoring a celebrated author who wrote a majority of her works in Spanish--one of the few Chicana writers to do so.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Laura Elena Belmonte\u003cbr\u003e Margarita Cota-CÁrdenas\u003cbr\u003e JosÉ R. Flores\u003cbr\u003e Vanessa Fonseca-ChÁvez\u003cbr\u003e Carolyn GonzÁlez\u003cbr\u003e Gabriella GutiÉrrez y Muhs\u003cbr\u003e Manuel M. MartÍn-RodrÍguez\u003cbr\u003e Kirsten F. Nigro\u003cbr\u003e Margarita E. Pignataro\u003cbr\u003e Tey Diana Rebolledo\u003cbr\u003e JesÚs Rosales\u003cbr\u003e Charles St-Georges\u003cbr\u003e Javier Villarreal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Arizona Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52570057081112,"sku":"9780816551323","price":60.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/la-plonqui-the-literary-life-and-work-of-margarita-cota-cardenas-hardback-9780816551323","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}