Nance (Spanish, Illinois State U.) examines the literary, social, and political features of a genre that combines a first-person narrative of injustice, an insistence that the subject's experience is representative of a larger class, and an intent to work toward a more just future. She considers whether it is a genre without a strategy, without an addressee, or without a chance; and the capacities and constraints of speakers and experiencing writers, collaborating writers, translators, editors, publishers, and critics. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)