Dancing with Ghosts: A Critical Biography of Arturo Islas

by Frederick Luis Aldama

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This first critical biography of Arturo Islas (1938-1991) brings to life the complex and overlapping worlds inhabited by the gay Chicano poet, novelist, scholar, and professor. Gracefully written and deeply researched, Dancing with Ghosts considers both the larger questions of Islas's life--his sexuality, racial identification, and political personality--and the events of his everyday existence, from his childhood in the borderlands of El Paso...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520243927

ISBN13:9780520243927

Release Date:December 2004

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:188 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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Arts & Literature Authors Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Ethnic Studies Gay & Lesbian Hispanic Nonfiction

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