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Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction

Borderlands/La Frontera

The New Mestiza

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  • 1987 first published
  • 251 pages
  • ★ 4.1 (10 ratings)
  • 25 editions
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Gloria Anzaldúa's Borderlands/La Frontera (1987) is a sapphic fiction poetry collection. The story is set in US-Mexican border and Texas. It features Gloria E. Anzaldúa. Key subjects include Mexican American women, Civilization, race relations and Folklore.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 10 ratings, and 216 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 25 editions.

It runs to roughly 251 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Borderlands/La Frontera

"Rooted in Gloria Anzaldúa's experience as a Chicana, a lesbian, an activist, and a writer, the essays and poems in this volume challenge how we think about identity. Borderlands/La Frontera remaps our understanding of what a "border" is, presenting it not as a simple divide between here and there, us and them, but as a psychic, social, and cultural terrain that we inhabit, and that inhabits all of us. This 20th anniversary edition features a new introduction comprised of commentaries from writers, teachers, and activists on the legacy of Gloria Anzaldúa's visionary work."--Jacket. via WorldCat.org
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Gloria E. Anzaldúa

Subjects

  • Mexican American women
  • Civilization
  • Race relations
  • Folklore
  • Mexican Americans
  • Poetry
  • Essays
  • Literary collections
  • Bilingual poetry
  • Bilingual essays
  • Bilingual literary collections
  • American poetry
  • Contemporary American poetry
  • American essays
  • American literary collections
  • Mexican American authors

Quick answers

Who wrote Borderlands/La Frontera?

Borderlands/La Frontera was written by Gloria Anzaldúa and first published in 1987.

What genre is Borderlands/La Frontera?

It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction.

How long is Borderlands/La Frontera?

The median edition has 251 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Borderlands/La Frontera?

Readers who like it often enjoy Desert Blood, The Color Purple and Fun Home.

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