{"product_id":"los-muertos-day-of-the-dead-fiction-9781595343130","title":"Los Muertos: Day of the Dead Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eObserved in Mexico and parts of the United States, El D?a de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a celebratory holiday. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Muertos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the first anthology of fiction relating to or inspired by this bicultural tradition. Each of the two dozen Mexican and Mexican American writers featured here has a unique affinity for the myriad ideas connected closely to the El D?a de Muertos--some in less obvious ways. The stories connect to the metaphors and connotations related to memorializing the dead, some reflecting on the ritualized and religious aspects of what has become a commercialized holiday and others reacting to such cultural appropriations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn celebration and reconciliation, stories like Alessandra Narv?ez Varela's, told from the point of view of a D?a de los Muertos wreath, and Marytza Rubio's, about a young woman trying to rewrite a young man's death through parallel dimensions, illustrate the ways Latino cultures process death. From Kirstin Valdez Quade's little girl struggling to accept her mother's abandonment to David Rice's character forgiving himself in remembrance of his daughter's namesake, each character fully embraces what it means to look death in the face and celebrate the losses of the departed. From solemn \u003ci\u003eofrendas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003emilagros\u003c\/i\u003e to everyday acts far removed from any trace of \u003ci\u003epan de muerto\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003epapel picado\u003c\/i\u003e, these diverse stories call us to appreciate the holiday's broader cultural significance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriters include Ana Gloria ?lvarez Pedrajo, Rosa Beltr?n, Ana Garc?a Bergua, Ana Castillo, Lucha Corpi, Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Fernando A. Flores, Elizabeth Gonzalez James, Diana L?pez, Lorraine M. L?pez, Alberto Reyes Morgan, Manuel Mu?oz, Alessandra Narv?ez-Varela, Guadalupe Nettel, Daniel A. Olivas, Pedro ?ngel Palou, Rene S Perez II, Kirstin Valdez Quade, David Rice, Alberto R?os, Ito Romo, Marytza K. Rubio, Socorro Venegas, and D?sir?e Zamorano.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tinta Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595343130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2024 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yvette D. Benavides","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44723253575861,"sku":"9781595343130","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bb53c0d6-3a27-4c5a-ab6b-5429d9055883.jpg?v=1729007249","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/los-muertos-day-of-the-dead-fiction-9781595343130","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}