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- Title
Narrar (desde) los Borderlands: The Mambo Kings plays songs of love de Oscar Hijuelos.
- Authors
Meuleman, Sarah
- Abstract
The article presents literary criticism of the book "The Mambo Kings plays songs of Love," by Oscar Hijuelos. It discusses the author's representation of hybrid cultural identity in the Unites States-Mexico border regions, briefly describes the book's plot and explores irony and parody in the depiction of racial and gender roles.
- Subjects
MEXICO; UNITED States; CRITICISM; MAMBO Kings Plays Songs of Love, The (Book); HIJUELOS, Oscar, 1951-2013; STEREOTYPES in literature; BORDERLANDS
- Publication
Confluencia, 2008, Vol 24, Issue 1, p29
- ISSN
0888-6091
- Publication type
Literary Criticism