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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The novel is alive and well and living in Latin America,
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This review is from: The Cambridge Companion to the Latin American Novel (Cambridge Companions to Literature) (Hardcover)
This book is part of the distinguished series of Cambridge Companions to Literature. It consist of 17 essays. Rather than following the anticipated chronological evolution of works, the book is presented in topics: history, heterogeneity, gender and sexuality themes. A more author specific presentation follows on the work of others such as Donoso, Fuentes, Gallegos, Cortazar, to mention a few.
A core sectiion consists of a discussion of sixs novels. The so called authors creating the "boom of the Latin American Novel. This section is perhaps of the greatest interest to the general reader. It includes the work of Machado de Assis and Clarise Lispector(Brazil, Juan Rulfo, (Mexico), Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Colombia), Isabel Allende (Chile) and Mario Vargas LLosa (Peru). And can serve as touchstone for a grand view of the new style in prose and story telling thematic innovation. Grammatically pure, these artist write crystaline prose: pleasing, docile, musical, poetic, personal. Just as direct is the fury of the violent, carnal and inevitable political ramifications of the Latin American Novel. Spanish is in itself a docile, sweet language. Just being able to read these novelists in the original justifies learning this language. |
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The Cambridge Companion to the Latin American Novel (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Efraín Kristal (Hardcover - June 27, 2005)
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