Ana Castillo Summary

Ana Castillo is, according to Elsa Saeta writing in Melus, "One of the most articulate, powerful voices in contemporary Chicana literature," a poet, essayist, editor, and novelist whose "work has long... Read more

Ana Castillo is one of a few Mexican American writers who have attracted the attention of the mainstream reading public. From her earliest writing she has tried to unite those segments of the American... Read more

In the following essay, Alarcón analyzes Castillo's writing in the context of male/female relationships and the politics of women's sexuality. Ana Castillo, a native of Chicago, f... Read more

In the following mixed review, Stavans expresses disappointment with So Far from God, finding Castillo's earlier work to be more original and vastly superior. The recent renaissance of Latino l... Read more

In the following positive review, Hellein finds So Far from God to be a well-written novel full of magic realism and humor. Ana Castillo So Far from God creates the illusion of a story told orally, in... Read more

In the following review, Scofield offers a negative assessment of Loverboys, voicing her disappointment with the short and repetitive stories. The most astonishing tale in Ana Castillo's new bo... Read more

In the following essay, Bennett provides an in-depth study of the dynamics of the relationship between Teresa and Alicia in The Mixquiahuala Letters. I cannot say I am a citizen of the world as Virgin... Read more

In the following review, Evenson offers a mixed assessment of certain stories in Loverboys, but overall receives the collection favorably. As one of the more accomplished of Latina writers, Castillo i... Read more

In the following essay, Morrow examines the character Caridad in So Far from God, and how Caridad's lesbianism is a liberating factor in the male-dominant Mexican culture. One of the most consp... Read more

In the following essay, Lanza examines both the physical and the abstract idea of “home” in So Far from God. I tie up my hair into loose braids, and trust only what I have built with my ... Read more

In the following review, Martinez offers a positive assessment of Peel My Love like an Onion and commends Castillo's ability to create compelling stories. Carmen Santos suffers, and we learn fr... Read more

In the following essay, Shea discusses Castillo's life, writings on feminism and Xicanisma, and her upcoming works. Ana Castillo was on the ballot. When the Chicago Sun Times put together a sur... Read more

In the following essay, Sirias and McGarry compare Castillo's So Far from God and Sylvia López-Medina's Cantora, noting similar characters and situations in both novels, but contr... Read more

In the following essay, Yarbro-Bejarano comments on the three perspectives often used in Castillo's works. Castillo writes alternately in first-, second-, and third-person perspective, but beca... Read more

Barbara Kingsolver is a best-selling novelist and essayist. In the following review, she praises Castillo's So Far from God, finding it to be a well-written and humorous novel that encompasses ... Read more

In the following positive review of So Far from God, Carr argues that although Castillo's writing sounds forced at times, the novel itself is thoroughly enjoyable. In this amusing and often far... Read more