Ana Castillo
American novelist and poet of Mexican descent whose So Far from God blends magical realism with Chicana feminist politics. Her fiction celebrates the resilience of Chicana women in the American Southwest. She is a central figure in Chicana literature.
Works
- The Mixquiahuala LettersMexican-American women's letters exploring friendship and identity
- SapogoniaWoman searching for utopia across Mexico and fantasy worlds
- So Far from GodChicana mother fights patriarchy and survival in New Mexico
- Peel My Love Like an OnionWoman dancer defies Mexican tradition and patriarchal expectations
- The Guardians