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Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York, United States
Published: 26th Jan 2012
Dimensions: w 98mm h 230mm d 13mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN-10: 0199754918
ISBN-13: 9780199754915
Barcode No: 9780199754915
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In the 1960s, Latin American literature became known worldwide as never before. Writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel Garc'ia M'arquez, Carlos Fuentes, Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, and Mario Vargas Llosa all became part of the general culture of educated readers of English, French, German, and Italian. But few know about the literary tradition from which these writers emerged. This Very Short Introduction remedies this situation, providing an overview of modern Latin American literature from the late eighteenth century to the present. Roberto Gonz'alez Echevarr'ia covers a wide range of topics, discussing the birth of Modernismo, the first Latin American literary movement; how the end of World War I and the Mexican Revolution produced the avant-garde; and how the Cuban Revolution sparked a movement in the novel that came to be known as the Boom. Within this narrative, the author covers many of the major writers of Latin American literature, from Andr'es Bello and Jos'e Mar'ia de Heredia through Borges and Garc'ia M'arquez to Fernando Vallejo and Roberto Bola~no. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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"Insightful and often eloquent, this is a superb introduction to major figures and trends in modern Latin American literature by the leading authority in the field."--Gustavo Perez Firmat, David Feinson Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University