Contrary to the popular perception, Latino/a Literature is not just magical realism and social realist protest literature–it also contains much speculative fiction. The 21st century writers and artists of Rising help us to imagine a Latino/a past, present, and future which have not been whitewashed by mainstream perspectives. Fifty years ago the Latin American “Boom” introduced magical realism to the world Rising is the literature that has risen from the explosion that gave us García Márquez, Jorge Amado, Carlos Fuentes and others. The book gives an overview to the field of Latino/a speculative literature, showing the great variety of stories being told by Latino/a writers. Superheroesincolor: Rising An Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy Rising is the first anthology of science fiction and fantasy written by Latinos/as living in the United States.
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