Fantasmas: Supernatural Stories by Mexican American Writers

Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. In Mexico, cuentos de fantasma are a popular form of literature that combines fantasy, folktales, and pulp fiction. FANTASMAS is the first selection of such stories, and it features nineteen new stories by well-known and emerging Mexican American authors. In her introduction, Kathleen AlcalAA distinguishes these stories from those by Latin American magical realists, and discusses how a new generation of Mexican American writers has infused the folktales of the past with a sense of irony, humor, and belief. Other contributors include Luna CalderAA[n, Brandt JesAAs Cooper, RubA[a�An Degollado, Elena DAAaz Bj"rkquist, Guadalupe GarcAAa MontaAAo, Lucrecia Guerrero, Stephen D. GutiA[a�Arrez, Gary G. HernAA ndez, Kelley JAA cquez, Karleen Pendleton JimA[a�Anez, Rob Johnson, Jacquie Moody, Daniel A. Olivas, Torie Olson, Stephanie R. Reyes, David Rice, RenA[a�A SaldaAAa, Jr., Carmen Tafolla, and Elva TreviAAo Hart.