Destiny is not a metaphysical confrontation with one's self… - Ana Castillo

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Destiny is not a metaphysical confrontation with one's self, rather, society has knit its pattern so tight that a confrontation with it is inevitable. (p59)

Ana Castillo

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Ana Castillo (June 15, 1953) is a Chicana novelist, poet, short story writer, essayist, editor, playwright, translator and independent scholar.

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Alternative Names: Ana Hernández del Castillo

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