Red-Inked Retablos |
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Author:
| González, Rigoberto González, Rigoberto |
Series title: | Camino Del Sol Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8165-2135-7 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2013 |
Publisher: | University of Arizona Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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In the Mexican Catholic tradition, retablos are ornamental structures made of carved wood framing an oil painting of a devotional image, usually a patron saint. Acclaimed author and essayist Rigoberto González commemorates the passion and the pain of these carvings in his new volume Red-Inked Retablos, a moving memoir of human experience and thought. The collection offers an in-depth meditation on the development of gay Chicano literature and the responsibilities...
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In the Mexican Catholic tradition, retablos are ornamental structures made of carved wood framing an oil painting of a devotional image, usually a patron saint. Acclaimed author and essayist Rigoberto González commemorates the passion and the pain of these carvings in his new volume Red-Inked Retablos, a moving memoir of human experience and thought. The collection offers an in-depth meditation on the development of gay Chicano literature and the responsibilities of the Chicana/o writer.