For more than three decades, a literary renaissance has been going on in the United States. Through poetry, prose and drama, Latino authors illuminated the American experience for Spanish-speaking peoples whose ancestry goes back to Latin American lands. Voces Americanas: Latino Literature in the United States introduces this vibrant literature and many facets of Latino culture.
This exhibit will be available for viewing from April 2 to 29 in the Mary Wojtecki Rotunda Gallery at Adriance Memorial Library, Mondays through Thursdays 9 am to 9 pm, Fridays & Satudays 9-5 and Sundays 2-5.
A celebratory survey of works by Latinos in the past thirty years, Voces Americanas: Latino Literature in the United States presents images of authors, books, movie stills, public presentations, and illustrations. It is based on an original exhibition at the University of Houston Library that documented a quarter century of Hispanic publishing in the United States. Panel topics include:
Voces Americanas is an exhibition produced by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Please stop by and see this fascinating look into Latino Literature in the United States.
