Friday, March 5, 2010



 We have just received these 3 interesting and informative titles published by Greenwood Press from the collections of ABC-CLIO and each edited by Ilan Stavans. Below is a brief bio of the editor from www.abc-clio.com. All titles are available to be checked out from the library.
      Ilan Stavans has been called the czar of Latino culture in the United States by the New York Times and Latin America's liveliest and boldest critic and most innovative cultural enthusiast by the Washington Post. Stavans is the Lewis-Sebring Professor of Latin American and Latino Culture and Amherst College and the recipient of numerous honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Latino Literature Prize, the Antonia Pantoja Award, Chile's Presidential Medal, and the Ruben Dario Distinction. He earned an Emmy nomination as host of the PBS show La Plaza: Conversations with Ilan Stavans. He has taught at Columbia University, Oberlin College, and Smith College, among other institutions.

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