Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women

Daughters of Latin America is a collection of essential works from 140 Latine writers, scholars, and activists, spanning time, styles, and traditions. It includes 24 Indigenous voices and is divided into 13 parts, each honoring a different theme. The book is a resurrection of ancestral literary inheritance and a celebration of the rising voices encouraged and nurtured by those who came before them.

Format: Hardback
Length: 576 pages
Publication date: 26 October 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Spanning time, styles, and traditions, a dazzling collection of essential works from 140 Latin American writers, scholars, and activists from across the world—from warrior poet Audre Lorde to novelist Edwidge Danticat and performer and author Elizabeth Acevedo and artist/poet Cecilia Vicuña—gathered in one magnificent volume.

Daughters of Latin America collects the intergenerational voices of Latin American women across time and space, capturing the power, strength, and creativity of these visionary writers, leaders, scholars, and activists—including 24 Indigenous voices. Several authors featured are translated into English for the first time. Grammy, National Book Award, Cervantes, and Pulitzer Prize winners as well as a Nobel Laureate and the next generation of literary voices are among the stars of this essential collection, women whose work inspires and transforms us.

An eclectic and inclusive time capsule spanning centuries, genres, and geographical and linguistic diversity, Daughters of Latin America is divided into 13 parts representing the 13 Mayan Moons, each cycle honoring a different theme. Within its pages are poems from U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón and celebrated Cervantes Prize–winner Dulce María Loynaz; lyric essays from New York Times bestselling author Naima Coster, Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes, and Guggenheim Fellow Maryse Condé; rousing speeches from U.S. Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, and Lencan Indigenous land and water protector Berta Caceres; and a transcendent Mazatec chant from shaman and poet María Sabina testifying to the power of language as a cure, which opens the book.

More than a collection of writings, Daughters of Latin America is a resurrection of ancestral literary inheritance as well as a celebration of the risin.

Weight: 738g
Dimension: 162 x 238 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780063052574