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- Title
Mexicanized Melodrama: Sandra Cisneros' Literary Translation of the Telenovela in Caramelo.
- Authors
Graf, Amara
- Abstract
The article analyzes author Sandra Cisneros' literary translation of the telenovela as a genre in the novel "Caramelo" to create a Mexicanized melodrama. Topics discussed include the mythologies about race or ethnicity, class and gender promoted in the novel, dramatic intrigue of real life reflected by the novel including love relationships versus social conventions, line between fiction and reality, and the power of storytelling kills throughout the novel.
- Subjects
LITERATURE translations; CISNEROS, Sandra, 1954-; TELENOVELAS; CARAMELO (Book); MELODRAMA
- Publication
Label Me Latina/o, 2014, Vol 4, p1
- ISSN
2333-4584
- Publication type
Literary Criticism