Latin American Fiction
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- Synopsis
- That account is based on an acceptance that the rise of the Latin American New Novel and the Boom of the 1960s (which brought to international attention writers such as Gabriel Garda Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa) represent, in literary- historical terms, the most significant developments ever in Latin American writing. However, the New Novel did not grow out of or remain in a historĀ¬ical vacuum (literary or political). The character of Latin American narrative was in many ways shaped by the experiences of colonialism and independence, the relationship - perceived as both positive and negative - with Europe, and the tensions surrounding modernization and the consolidation of national identities. Thus the evolution of Latin American fiction will be examined first in the context of develĀ¬opments in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It will also be considered in terms of what happened after the Boom, a period of both refinement of and reaction against the New Novel. Moreover, the discussion will be extended to include Hispanic fiction from the US.
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781405140850
- Publisher:
- Blackwell Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 06/16/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Philip Swanson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- Yes
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.