Latin American fiction : a short introduction / Philip Swanson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swanson, Philip, 1959-

Series:

Blackwell introductions to literature ; 10.

Blackwell introductions to literature ; 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spanish American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Spanish American fiction.

Spanish American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

vii, 154 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005.

Summary:

The emergence of modern narrative from Spanish-speaking Latin America represents one of the key cultural developments of the twentieth century. This account introduces readers to modern Latin American fiction in its cultural and political contexts, and to debates about how to read it.The author examines the phenomena of the New Novel and the Boom, as well as the related phenomenon of Magical Realism, placing them within the wider context of narrative production since Independence and more recent developments since the 1970s. He combines an overview of the evolution of Latin American writing with detailed analyses of key texts from authors such as Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel Garc a M rquez, Jorge Luis Borges and Isabel Allende. Other areas covered include nation-building narratives, national and regional fictions, Indigenism, modernismo, the Post-Boom and Hispanic American fiction in the USA.

Contents:

Beginnings : narrative and the challenge of new nations

National narratives : regional and continental identities

The rise of the new narrative

The boom

After the boom

Hispanic American fiction of the United States

Culture wars : ways of reading Latin American fiction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-141) and index.

ISBN:

1405108657

1405108665

OCLC:

55473837