- Presents Latin American fiction in its cultural and political contexts.
- Introduces debates about how to read this literature.
- Combines an overview of the evolution of modern Latin American fiction with detailed studies of key texts.
- Discusses authors such as Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Luis Borges and Isabel Allende.
- Covers nation-building narratives, 'modernismo', the New Novel, the Boom, the Post-Boom, Magical Realism, Hispanic fiction in the USA, and more.
- 164 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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This book introduces readers to the evolution of modern fiction in Spanish-speaking Latin America.
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- Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction
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