The Place of the White Heron
October 15 2023, Tia Chucha Press
A parable for the twenty-first century… an allegory of the violence, racism, and international tensions between the United States and México. Protagonist J. I. Cruz embodies a mythic female character needed in our besieged times. Allusions to pre-Columbian goddesses and other Mexican mythological, religious, artistic, spiritual, and historical figures are part of her psychological and spiritual identity.
About the Author
Alejandro Morales, the son of Mexican immigrants, was born in Montebello, California. He earned his Ph.D. from Rutgers University. Morales is professor emeritus in the Department of Chicano/Latino Studies at the University of California, Irvine. Recognized by many as a pioneer of Chicano Latino literature who writes in Spanish and English, Morales has authored several historical biographies in which he tells the fictional story of a character’s life using historical personages and events, bringing together his love for both history and writing. His works are examples of Miguel de Unamuno’s idea of Intra History, writing about the significance of the lives of ordinary people; of Linda Hutcheon’s theory of Historiographic Metafiction, the practice of writing aware of theory, history and fiction as strategies to rethink and reevaluate the past; and Irving Stone’s practice of writing biographical novels. His research explores a variety of topics that concern the Chicano/Latino community including: history, immigration, race relations, ethnicity, family, labor, education, religion, memory, gender, power, border, borderlands and the fantastic. Recipient of the Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature, Morales was recognized for his contributions to Chicano/Latino literature and his accomplishments as a major American writer.
Photography by Jacob Hernandez
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