Latin America's new historical novel / by Seymour Menton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Menton, Seymour, author.

Series:

Texas Pan American Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historical fiction, Latin American--History and criticism.

Historical fiction, Latin American.

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

Latin American fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Place of Publication:

Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, 1993.

Summary:

Beginning with the 1979 publication of Alejo Carpentier's El arpa y la sombra, the New Historical Novel has become the dominant genre within Latin American fiction. In this at-times tongue-in-cheek postmodern study, Seymour Menton explores why the New Historical Novel has achieved such popularity and offers discerning readings of numerous works. Menton argues persuasively that the proximity of the Columbus Quincentennial triggered the rise of the New Historical Novel. After defining the historical novel in general, he identifies the distinguishing features of the New Historical Novel. Individual chapters delve deeply into such major works as Mario Vargas Llosa's La guerra del fin del mundo, Abel Posse's Los perros del paraíso, Gabriel García Márquez's El general en su laberinto, and Carlos Fuentes' La campaña. A chapter on the Jewish Latin American novel focuses on several works that deserve greater recognition, such as Pedro Orgambide's Aventuras de Edmund Ziller en tierras del Nuevo Mundo, Moacyr Scliar's A estranha nação de Rafael Mendes, and Angelina Muñiz's Tierra adentro.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Prependix

1 Latin America`s New Historical Novel

2 Mario Vargas Llosa`s War on Fanaticism

3 Abel Posse`s Denunciation of Power

4 The Instant Canonization of a Bakhtinian Symphony

5 The Bolivar Quartette, or Varieties of Historical Fiction

6 Bending the Ruled, or The Art of Subversion

7 Over Two Thousand Years of Exile and Marginality — The Jewish Latin American Historical Novel

8 La campaña by Carlos Fuentes

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-292-76161-9

OCLC:

1286806748