This book examines modern Afro-Latin@ literature and its depiction of the multifaceted id encompassing the separate identifications of usa citizens and the often-conflicting identities of blacks and Latin@s. The Afro-Latin@ adventure in modern American Literature and Culture highlights the writers’ goals to outline Afro-Latin@ id, to rewrite ancient narratives so they contain the Afro-Latin@ event and to depict the hunt for belonging. Their writing examines the Afro-Latin@ come upon with race in the US and exposes the trauma caused by the ancient violence of colonialism and slavery.
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