Caramelo

A collection of essays and plot summaries, presenting analysis, context, and criticism, that cover theme of the race and prejudice in works of literature, including poetry, plays, short stories, novels and nonfiction.

Part of a new phase of post-1960s U.S. Latino literature, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz and Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros both engage in unique networks of paratexts that center on the performance of latinidad.