Underneath the Palm Trees: Essays
Autor Eva Recinosen Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 ian 2027
Arts and culture writer Eva Recinos came of age in the towering city of Los Angeles, fed the story of the American dream. A daughter of immigrants, Recinos grew up facing the dichotomy of that dream: experiencing what it was like to live in South Central LA right next door to one of the wealthiest private universities in America—which Recinos herself would eventually attend. Navigating depression, anxiety, grief, sexuality, and the pressures of being a first-generation daughter and student, Underneath the Palm Trees examines the dissonant effects of straddling two disparate worlds. Recinos’s is an emerging and powerful Latinx voice that uses this engaging collection of essays to capture America’s idiosyncrasies, the complexities of girlhood, and how we find ourselves in art.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9798899481024
Pagini: 144
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Northwestern University Press
Colecția Curbstone Books 2
Pagini: 144
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Northwestern University Press
Colecția Curbstone Books 2
Notă biografică
EVA RECINOS is a Los Angeles–based arts and culture journalist and creative nonfiction writer. She was a 2025 Rabkin Prize winner, a finalist in the Blood Orange Review 2020 Creative Nonfiction Contest, and a 2021 PEN America Emerging Voices Fellowship finalist. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications, including the Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, and Poets & Writers.
Cuprins
Introduction
The Streets Are Made of Anger
Wearing the Uniform
The Interview
Tunnel Vision
Getting Lost in Frat Row
Zebra Skirt Girl
The Divide
The Things Money Can Buy
An Art Education
Hard Work
Underneath the Palm Trees
Letting Go
Map
Author’s Note
Works Referenced
Acknowledgments
The Streets Are Made of Anger
Wearing the Uniform
The Interview
Tunnel Vision
Getting Lost in Frat Row
Zebra Skirt Girl
The Divide
The Things Money Can Buy
An Art Education
Hard Work
Underneath the Palm Trees
Letting Go
Map
Author’s Note
Works Referenced
Acknowledgments
Recenzii
“In powerful and lyric prose, Recinos guides us through life as a first-generation American in the in-between space of South Central Los Angeles. At once straightforward and vulnerable, here we’re invited into something wholly personal with beauty and care.” —Kimberly Garza, author of Between You a River
“Eva Recinos offers a powerfully revealing and vibrant account of herself informed by the 16 miles of contentious and spirited swath of land known as South Central Los Angeles. Narrating the art histories of her community with passion and elegance, she moves her readers through her neighborhood through a structurally rich mosaic portrait of a place as mythologized as South Central Los Angeles. Navigating the ebbs and flows of change, grief, and dignity, Recinos emerges as an important voice for her generation, and rightfully exposes the penumbra of a city that thrives on the erasures of first gen, working class, and immigrant labor. These essays shine a defiant beam of light on the cultural workers and visionaries (such as Noah Purifoy, Judson Powell, Lauren Halsey) that make the city come alive. This is a must-have for lovers of Los Angeles literature.” —Raquel Gutiérrez, author of Brown Neon: Essays
“I loved reading Eva Recinos’ stunning debut, Underneath the Palm Trees. From the very first page, her writing pulls you into the intimate, electric world of girlhood, set against the vivid rhythms of South-Central Los Angeles. With tenderness and precision, Recinos captures the quiet becoming of a young woman coming into her own, navigating identity, ambition, and the courage it takes to call yourself a writer. This is a voice new readers will want to follow closely.” —Glory Edim, author of Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books that Saved Me
“Eva Recinos offers a powerfully revealing and vibrant account of herself informed by the 16 miles of contentious and spirited swath of land known as South Central Los Angeles. Narrating the art histories of her community with passion and elegance, she moves her readers through her neighborhood through a structurally rich mosaic portrait of a place as mythologized as South Central Los Angeles. Navigating the ebbs and flows of change, grief, and dignity, Recinos emerges as an important voice for her generation, and rightfully exposes the penumbra of a city that thrives on the erasures of first gen, working class, and immigrant labor. These essays shine a defiant beam of light on the cultural workers and visionaries (such as Noah Purifoy, Judson Powell, Lauren Halsey) that make the city come alive. This is a must-have for lovers of Los Angeles literature.” —Raquel Gutiérrez, author of Brown Neon: Essays
“I loved reading Eva Recinos’ stunning debut, Underneath the Palm Trees. From the very first page, her writing pulls you into the intimate, electric world of girlhood, set against the vivid rhythms of South-Central Los Angeles. With tenderness and precision, Recinos captures the quiet becoming of a young woman coming into her own, navigating identity, ambition, and the courage it takes to call yourself a writer. This is a voice new readers will want to follow closely.” —Glory Edim, author of Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books that Saved Me
Descriere
Underneath the Palm Trees brings to life essays exploring the nuances of segmented life in Los Angeles as a first-generation daughter and student.