Luce nell'oscurità/Luz en lo oscuro. Riscrivere l'identità, la spiritualità, la realtà

This is a book published posthumously and compiled out of unfinished essays, arranged and notated by one of Anzaldúa's writer friends. After having read only the Borderlands/La Frontera book by Anzaldúa and having it change my life, I thought I should read something of her's that was more contempora Leggi tutto

The last two chapters (about 65 pages plus notes) are worth a thousand stars, which greatly balances out the unfinished and loose character of the first four chapters or so. Definitely read the last two chapters first, especially if you are not an Anzaldúa scholar and are trying to figure out what s Leggi tutto

This is not a book for everyone, but I ended up really appreciating it. It took me a forever to get through it, as its prose is dense and weighty, but overall it was one of the most interesting I've read. Anzaldúa, a queer Chicacana scholar whose final text was published posthumously, tackles issues Leggi tutto

Inspiring to say the least. This book made me want to write. Anzaldua reveals that even the most articulate writers have gone through grueling processes to refine their works- and still they’re never really finished.

Anzaldúa's ability to write Aztec mythology into contemporary literature is one of my favorite aspects of her work.

When I first opened Luz en lo Oscuro, I felt as dismembered as Coyolxauhqui (godess of the moon in Aztec mythic history). Reading about Anzaldúa’s theory of the healing process helped me a lot. I’m grateful I came across this book, one that feels surrounded by her love, and by the love of her friend Leggi tutto