Ana Castillo

Ana Castillo (born June 15, 1953) is a Chicana poet, novelist, and essayist. She writes in English. She sometimes uses Spanglish words and phrases.

She was born and raised in Chicago. She writes stories about her Mexican ancestors. When she was a nine-year-old girl, she wrote her first poems about death of her Latina grandmother. Her famous books are The Invitation (1979), Women Are Not Roses (1984), and Massacre of the Dreamers (1994).

She writes essays about race, sex, and gender in the United States and Mexico. She also writes science fiction.

Related pages

• Latina poetry
• Chicana
• List of poets from North America
• Sandra Cisneros
• Giannina Braschi

References

1. ↑ The Norton anthology of Latino literature. Stavans, Ilan., Acosta-Belén, Edna. (1st ed.). New York: W.W. Norton & Co. 2011. ISBN 978-0-393-08007-0. OCLC 607322888.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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3. ↑ "Ana Castillo | Biography, Books, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
4. ↑ "Books". latinomagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
5. ↑ "Latinx Book Bingo Reading Recommendations — Latinas Leyendo". Latinas Leyendo. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2020-10-03.

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