Translation Nation
Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish-Speaking United States
Hector Tobar - Author
ISBN 9781594481765 | 368 pages | 04 Apr 2006 | Riverhead | 8.26 x 5.23in | 18 - AND UP
"Tobar vividly and movingly captures the conflict between the immigrant ideal to which America has always aspired and the presiding white culture's deep ambivalence about the immigrant presence." —The New York Times Book Review
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In the national bestseller Translation Nation, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Héctor Tobar takes us on the definitive tour of the Spanish-speaking United States—a parallel nation, 35 million strong, that is changing the very notion of what it means to be an American in unprecedented and unexpected ways. Part One: Crossings Chapter One: Americanismo: City of Peasants Chapter Two: Where Green Chiles Roam: No es imposible Chapter Three: Brother Citizen, Brother Alien: Sin fronteras Part Two: Pioneers and Pilgrimage Chapter Four: The Wanderers: El destierro Chapter Five: In the Land of the New: En la tierra de lo nuevo Chapter Six: Our Secret Latin Heartland: Los secretos del machote Part Three: Manifest Destinies Chapter Seven: Unconquered: La reconquista Chapter Eight: The Old Men and the Boy: Los balseros Chapter Nine: Fathers, Daughters, Citizens, and Strongwomen: El hombre y el orgullo Part Four: E Pluribus Unum Chapter Ten: Una Nación Unida: Heroes of Another Fatherland Epilogue: Che and the Three Monkeys: Che y los tres monos Acknowledgments "Translation Nation…makes the tremendous diversity, dynamism and geographical breadth of our blossoming Hispanic population come alive. That's a valuable contribution to understanding where our country is going in this new century, and I am grateful to Tobar for providing it." —Washington Post Book World "Tobar captures... the current state of Latinos in the United States…with equal measures of insight and élan, giving the book an infectious optimism, an undeniable sense that the nature and scope of latinidad are not only expanding but becoming more inclusive as well...Compelling." —The Los Angeles Times "There is a secret América that has a message for America, and Héctor Tobar is its angel. Translation Nation will come as a revelation to many Americans. De Tocqueville, roll over. Here comes Tobar." —Thomas Keneally, author of Schindler's List "Translation Nation will be looked upon as both a cornerstone and a corrective—the kind of book that didn't just document American life, but showed us the way of the future, too." —Dallas Morning News "One of the book's true gems is Tobar's gifted, breezy writing style. His eye for detail intertwined with the storytelling skills of a novelist elevate his story beyond the usual immigrant tale...those interested in how the United States' largest minority group is influencing America's food, culture and politics will be well-served by Tobar's literate efforts." —Cleveland Plain Dealer "Blending his memories of growing up Guatemalan American ...with more than a decade spent visiting Latino communities in the United States, this Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times journalist delivers an insightful meditation on the realities of modern-day Latino life." —Latina Magazine "Tobar explores the vast and diverse "Latin Republic of the United States" in crisp, energetic prose...Consciously harking back to Tocqueville and other observers of the American experience, Tobar claims a place for Latinos in the evolving story of what is, after all, a very young nation of immigrants." —Arizona Republic |
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