Ana Castillo Knihy

An Anchor Books OriginalCherished for her passionate fiction and exuberant essays, the author hailed by Julia Alvarez as "una storyteller de primera ," and by Barbara Kingsolver in The Los Angeles Times as "impossible to resist," returns to her first love—poetry—to reveal an unwavering commitment to social justice, and a fervent embrace of the sensual world.With the poems in I Ask the Impossible , Castillo celebrates the strength that "is a woman?buried deep in [her] heart." Whether memorializing real-life heroines who have risked their lives for humanity, spinning a lighthearted tale for her young son, or penning odes to mortals, gods, goddesses, Castillo's poems are eloquent and rich with insight. She shares over twelve years of poetic inspiration, from her days as a writer who "once wrote poems in a basement with no heat," through the tenderness of motherhood and bitterness of loss, to the strength of love itself, which can "make the impossible a simple act." Radiant with keen perception, wit, and urgency, sometimes erotic, often funny, this inspiring collection sounds the unmistakable voice of a "woman on fire" and "more worthy than stone."

This groundbreaking collection by Ana Castillo delves into the hidden secrets within households and the effects of patriarchal privilege on women's lives. Through poignant narratives, it reveals the complex behaviors shaped by societal norms and the profound impact on female characters. Castillo's work highlights the struggles and resilience of women navigating these challenges, offering a powerful exploration of personal and collective experiences.

Tome is a small, outwardly sleepy hamlet in central New Mexico. In Ana Castillo's hands, however, it stands wondrously revealed as a place teeming with life and with all manner of collisions: the past with the present, the real with the supernatural, the comic with the horrific, the Native American with the Latino and the Anglo, and the women with the men. With her talkative, intimate voice and stylistic narrative freedom, Castillo relates the story of two crowded decades in the life of a Chicano family. "Engaging . . . the author tells an important story and she tells it with inventiveness and verve."--Washington Post Book World

Manchmal kann sie fast nicht gehen, aber sie tanzt wie eine Göttin. Carmen, die Hinkende, ist eine Berühmtheit, denn der Flamenco beginnt nicht mit den Füßen, sondern mit dem Herzen.