National Hispanic Heritage Month

National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed every year from September 15 through October 15 to commemorate the history, cultures, and contributions of Spanish speaking communities.

Hispanic Heritage Month can be celebrated by learning more about the literature produced by Hispanic and Latin American authors. The following resources about Hispanic and Latin American literature are available from the library print and electronic book collections:

Fiction and poetry print books

• Eva Luna (Isabel Allende)
• Five Works (Octavio Paz)
• Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings (Jorge Luis Borges)
• Love in Times of Cholera (Gabriel García Márquez)
• The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
• The Yellow Heart (Pablo Neruda)
• 2666 (Roberto Bolaño)

Ebooks about Hispanic and Latin American literature

• Alternative Communities in Hispanic Literature and Culture (edited by L. H. Castañeda and J. González)
• Decolonizing Indigeneity : New Approaches to Latin American Literature (T. Ward)
• Handbook of Latin American Literature (D. W. Foster)
• Masquerade and Social Justice in Contemporary Latin American Fiction (H. C. Weldt-Basson)
• Postnational Perspectives on Contemporary Hispanic Literature  (edited by H. Scharm and N. Matta-Jara)
• The Columbia Guide to the Latin American Novel Since 1945 (R. Williams)

For more information about this national annual celebration you may visit the National Hispanic Heritage Month website. 

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