Women writers of Latin America : intimate histories
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Balch, Trudy, translator.
García Pinto, Magdalena, translator.
Parker Lears, Karen, illustrator.
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General Shelving - 3rd FloorPQ7081 .G3613 1991Checked OutMarch 17, 2025

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x, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-251) and index.
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What does it take for a woman to succeed as a writer? In these revealing interviews, first published in 1988 as Historias intimas, ten of Latin America's most important women writers explore this question with scholar Magdalena Garcia Pinto, discussing the personal, social, and political factors that have shaped their writing careers. The authors interviewed are Isabel Allende, Albalucia Angel, Rosario Ferre, Margo Glantz, Sylvia Molloy, Elvira Orphee, Elena Poniatowska, Marta Traba, Luisa Valenzuela, and Ida Vitale. In intimate dialogues with each author, Garcia Pinto draws out the formative experiences of her youth, tracing the pilgrimage that led each to a distinguished writing career. The writers also reflect on their published writings, discussing the creative process in general and the motivating force behind individual works. They candidly discuss the problems they have faced in writing and the strategies that enabled them to reach their goals.
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While obviously of interest to readers of Latin American literature, this book has important insights for students of women's literature and cultural studies, as well as for aspiring writers.--(Source of description unspecified.)
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Translation of: Historias íntimas.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

García Pinto, M., Balch, T., García Pinto, M., & Parker Lears, K. (1991). Women writers of Latin America: intimate histories . University of Texas Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Magdalena. García Pinto et al.. 1991. Women Writers of Latin America: Intimate Histories. Austin: University of Texas Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Magdalena. García Pinto et al.. Women Writers of Latin America: Intimate Histories Austin: University of Texas Press, 1991.

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García Pinto, M., Balch, T., García Pinto, M. and Parker Lears, K. (1991). Women writers of latin america: intimate histories. Austin: University of Texas Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

García Pinto, Magdalena., Trudy Balch, Magdalena García Pinto, and Karen Parker Lears. Women Writers of Latin America: Intimate Histories University of Texas Press, 1991.

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