Red-Inked Retablos
Author | : Rigoberto Gonz‡lez |
Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 2013-03-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780816521357 |
ISBN-13 | : 0816521352 |
Rating | : 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Download or read book Red-Inked Retablos written by Rigoberto Gonz‡lez and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.