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With the publication of La Maravilla (1993), Alfredo Vea entered the world of letters in full possession of his craft as a novelist, blending narrative fiction and engaging anecdotes with allusions to art (music, paintings, poetry) and autobiography (e.g., his tour of duty in Vietnam), written in the poetry and…
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Having written an article on Gods Go Begging in 1996, it was nice to finally see the insightful study that his writing deserves. Roberto Cantú, the leading expert on Véa’s opus, provides a much-needed, well-researched, and engaging study on this important Chicano author.
It is divided into three parts focusing, respectively, on close readings of three novels in Véa’s trilogy: La Maravilla, The Silver Cloud Café, and Gods Go Begging. This expansive and impressive study offers an extremely detailed analysis of Véa’s trilogy, leaving no stone unturned, even though Véa’s prose includes, as Cantú demonstrates, a considerable…
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