Helena María Viramontes
(b.1954)Helena María ViramontesHelena María Viramontes is Professor of English with the Creative Writing Program at Cornell University. An award-winning writer, she has received critical acclaim for her depictions of Chicano/a culture. Her short stories and novels focus on the struggles of Chicana women in their families and society.
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Helena María Viramontes recommends
Mecca (2022)
Susan Straight
"Susan Straight's page-turner of a novel Mecca corrals contemporary Southern California life while simultaneously allowing readers to see previously invisible histories. Straight's remarkable empathy for all her characters shows her to be a loving novelist, honestly respecting the people she captures so masterfully. Just like the highways and freeways that make up the arteries of California, Straight reminds us of our collective geopolitical bloodlines, and does so with great, imaginative power."
