Two Writers You Want To Know

You may have seen or heard of the movie, Like Water For Chocolate, but have you read the book written by Laura Esquivel? Perhaps not as famous in movies circles, but important in the literary arena, Rudolfo Anaya is a trailblazer who not only writes literature aimed at adults, but saw the necessity and importance of literacy skills for hispanic children decades ago. Read the NEA interview below!

About Laura Esquivel, author of Like Water For Chocolate

(In Spanish)
http://www.epdlp.com/escritor.php?id=2484

About Rudolfo Anaya

Gale.com calls Anaya an acclaimed Chicano writer who has become best known for his award- winning novels, such as Bless Me, Ultima (1972), Tortuga (1979), and Alburquerque (1992).

National Education Association article

http://www.nea.org/readacross/multi/ranaya.html


Other sites pertaining to Rudolfa Anaya

http://www.accd.edu/sac/english/portales/anaya.htm

http://web.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap10/anaya.html

http://www.twbookmark.com/authors/45/936/critical_praise.html

http://www.britannica.com/hispanic_heritage/article-9002785




Click here or on the title of this post for two different Spanish-English dictionaries.

http://www.tomisimo.org/


For Teachers
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/rona/ronatg.html