El Bronx Remembered (Magill’s Choice: American Ethnic Writers)
At a glance:
- Author: Nicholasa Mohr
- First Published: 1975
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Parents and children, New York City, Ethnic groups, Inner cities or inner-city life, Minorities, Latinos, Puerto Rico or Puerto Ricans
The Work
Nicholasa Mohr’s El Bronx Remembered is a collection of short stories depicting life in a Puerto Rican barrio in New York City during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Well known for her treatment of child, adolescent, and young adult characters, Mohr’s depiction of Puerto Rican urban life concentrates on subjects of particular importance to those age groups. Mohr’s narratives do not offer a denunciation of the troubled lives of these immigrants and children of immigrants. Instead, her stories bring forward voices that were often, in literature, considered...
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