Download or read book The Essential Ilan Stavans written by Ilan Stavans and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ilan Stavans is one of the foremost Latino scholars and here his best essays are collected into one volume. These beautifully written pieces explore the breadth of contemporary Latino-American culture, depicting and analyzing what he calls "life in the hyphen". Illustrations.