El Rómulo

Richly informed by contemporary sociological theory, Manuel de Jesus Hernandez El colonialismo interno en la narrativa chicana distinguishes between the assimilationist and the internal colonialism models of Mexican American society and culture. The author applies the internal colonialism model for the first time to the representation of Chicanos found in their narrative literature. Among the categories of narrative discussed are the espacio pochista, the migrante, and the indigenista. The book is a signal advance in the sociology of Chicano narrative and its application to significant...

Prudence tiene seis años y está harta de recoger, de darse prisa, de obedecer... Por eso, cuando su madre la llama, ella prefiere escaparse a su propio mundo, un mundo hecho imágenes fantásticas y coloridas en el que no caben las palabras. Menos mal que el camino es de ida y vuelta...

Eva is a 15-year-old girl with few friends and low self-esteem. She is convinced thin girls have it easier. She doesn't think that she fits in at school or at home. When she meets Michel and Franziska, things begin to look up and they help her realize that feeling good about yourself should not be tied to a scale.

The textual and linguistic emphasis on the maternal body in the narrative fiction of Diamela Eltit is fundamental to understanding the critical challenge posed by her work in the Chilean context.