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In \u003ci\u003eA Passing West\u003c\/i\u003e he casts a penetrating gaze upon the culture and history of the Southwest, Mexican American identity, and his own family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gilb has a forceful message for readers: there is a Mexican America, and its culture is the lifeblood of the Southwest United States, which was Mexican land until the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The rest of the country, Gilb declares, does not want to know or respect the long history of Mexican America. His mission is to defend and proclaim its beauty and importance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ranging from accounts of research in Spain's Archivo General de Indias and the culture of farming corn in Iowa to meditations on Mexican and Mexican American writers, deconstructions of Mexican American food, and the experience of teaching students confused about their own culture and identity, these sharply observed portraits are both thought provoking and entertaining. His parents, his youth and manhood, his new disabled life, and snapshots of Mexico City and Guatemala, California, and Texas--all are unforgettable thanks to Gilb's brilliant vision and style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dagoberto Gilb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of New Mexico Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826368904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDagoberto Gilb\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three books from UNM Press, \u003ci\u003eThe Magic of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the PEN\/Hemingway Award and a finalist for the PEN\/Faulkner Award, the anthology \u003ci\u003eHecho en Tejas\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the PEN\/Southwest Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eA Passing West: Essays from the Borderlands\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2025 PEN\/Diamonstein\/Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in both the New Yorker and Harper's, and his work has been featured in Best American Essays and O. Henry Prize Stories.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Dagoberto Gilb \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48984959877277,"sku":"9780826368904","price":25.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_33a7539e-2d8a-42db-9768-96d8651acc27.jpg?v=1791376593"}],"url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/collections\/literary-collections-caribbean-latin-american.oembed","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}