Canícula
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Canícula

Snapshots of a Girlhood en la Frontera. Updated Edition.

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 31 Dec |Learn more

Canícula

Snapshots of a Girlhood en la Frontera. Updated Edition.

About this book

Winner of the Premio Aztlán Literary Prize

Canícula—the dog days—a particularly intense part of the summer when most cotton is harvested in South Texas. In Norma Cantú’s fictionalized memoir of Laredo in the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s, it also represents a time between childhood and a still-unknown adulthood. Snapshots and the author’s re-created memories allow readers to experience the pivotal events of this world—births, deaths, injuries, fiestas, and rites of passage.

In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the original publication, this updated edition includes newly written pieces as well as never-before-published images—culled from hundreds of the author’s family photos—adding further depth and insight into this unique contribution to Chicana literature.

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Contents

Prologue
Acknowledgments, 2014
Acknowledgments, 1994
Lo que bien se aprende, no se olvida / Lessons well-learned are not forgotten: Introduction to the Updated Edition
Introduction
Las Piscas
May
Crossings
Rocking Horse
On the Bridge
The Flood
Pepa
Nena’s Quinceañera
Esperanza
Tino
Perpetuo Socorro
Papi’s Horse
Mamagrande
Los Pulido
Las Mañanitas
Dahlia One
¡Dispare, Margot, Dispare!
Brenda Starr and Gordo
Mexican Citizen
Bueli
Azalia
Ojo de Agua
First Steps
Third Grade
Políticos
Nacho
Cowgirl
Comadres
Parade
Men Wearing Hats
China Poblana One
China Poblana Two
China Poblana Three
Neighborhood Boys
Green Organza
Margarita
Mami at Seventeen
Blue Stroller
Lola’s Wedding
Mase
Nena at Three
Last Piñata
Communions
Panchita
Body Hair
Declamación
First Period
Doña Carmen
Polka Dots
Don Vicente
A Baby
...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Prologue
  8. Acknowledgments, 2014
  9. Acknowledgments, 1994
  10. Lo que bien se aprende, no se olvida / Lessons well-learned are not forgotten: Introduction to the Updated Edition
  11. Introduction
  12. Las Piscas
  13. May
  14. Crossings
  15. Rocking Horse
  16. On the Bridge
  17. The Flood
  18. Pepa
  19. Nena’s Quinceañera
  20. Esperanza
  21. Tino
  22. Perpetuo Socorro
  23. Papi’s Horse
  24. Mamagrande
  25. Los Pulido
  26. Las Mañanitas
  27. Dahlia One
  28. ¡Dispare, Margot, Dispare!
  29. Brenda Starr and Gordo
  30. Mexican Citizen
  31. Bueli
  32. Azalia
  33. Ojo de Agua
  34. First Steps
  35. Third Grade
  36. Políticos
  37. Nacho
  38. Cowgirl
  39. Comadres
  40. Parade
  41. Men Wearing Hats
  42. China Poblana One
  43. China Poblana Two
  44. China Poblana Three
  45. Neighborhood Boys
  46. Green Organza
  47. Margarita
  48. Mami at Seventeen
  49. Blue Stroller
  50. Lola’s Wedding
  51. Mase
  52. Nena at Three
  53. Last Piñata
  54. Communions
  55. Panchita
  56. Body Hair
  57. Declamación
  58. First Period
  59. Doña Carmen
  60. Polka Dots
  61. Don Vicente
  62. A Baby
  63. Martha’s Mamagrande
  64. Halloween
  65. Camposanto
  66. Huesario
  67. Lucita
  68. Treeky-Treat
  69. First Son
  70. Elisa
  71. The Day the Earth Moved
  72. Tina One
  73. Chalo
  74. Tina Two
  75. Living in Mexico
  76. Bodas de Oro
  77. Tía Chita
  78. Los Antepasados
  79. Tía Piedad
  80. Tías, Tíos, Primas y Primos
  81. Christmas
  82. Henrietta
  83. Outings
  84. Summer Reading
  85. La Escuelita
  86. La Cueva
  87. The Fire
  88. Susto
  89. Romana
  90. El Mercado
  91. First School
  92. Santa María
  93. Dahlia Two
  94. The Wedding
  95. Tía Licha
  96. Kites
  97. Matachines
  98. Fever
  99. Fridays
  100. Nun’s Habit
  101. The Beach
  102. Cowboy Boots
  103. Susirio
  104. Ahijada
  105. Minuet
  106. Pancho
  107. Sweet Sixteen and Never Been Kissed
  108. Healings
  109. Piojos
  110. Memo
  111. René
  112. Martin High