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The Author in the Office: Narrative Writing in Twentieth-Century Argentina and Uruguay (Monografías A) (Monograf�as A) [Hardcover]

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Publication Date: June 23, 2006 | Series: Monograf�as A (Book 226)

Martel's La bolsa (1891) initiates, and Dorfman's Reader (1995) concludes, a study of the white-collar citizens of Buenos Aires and Montevideo in their daytime habitat: the office. The literary background is the European literature of bureaucracy: Balzac, GaldÃ³s, Gogol, Dickens, Dostoyevsky, Kafka; the theoretical approach is through the sociologists Max Weber and C. Wright Mills; the historical context is the twentieth century: the decline of European power and the ascendency of the USA; two World Wars; the Wall Street crash; communism and fascism. Through the eyes of Arlt, Benedetti, CampodÃ³nico, CortÃ¡zar, De Castro, Denevi, FernÃ¡ndez, Marechal, Mariani, MartÃnez Estrada, Onetti and Ricci, we observe life on both sides of the River Plate, as the two countries succumb to polarisation, repression and, eventually, military dictatorship. This is the twentieth century, viewed by a bewildered, frequently anguished participant: the person at the next desk.

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A thorough socio-cultural study with a firm grounding in literary sources that elucidates twentieth-century domestic politics of the River Plate from an uncommon perspective. --BRITISH BULLETIN OF PUBLICATIONS on LATIN AMERICA

Commentaries...are always perceptive and to the point. The chapters are well written, with Jordan s characteristically evocative turn of phrase. --MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW, January 2011

About the Author

PAUL R. JORDAN lectures in Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.

Product Details

Hardcover: 244 pages
Publisher: Tamesis Books (June 23, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1855661268
ISBN-13: 978-1855661264
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.5 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,519,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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