Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction (Blackwell Introductions to Literature) [Paperback]

Phillip Swanson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 20, 2004 | ISBN-10: 1405108665 | ISBN-13: 978-1405108669 | Edition: 1

This book introduces readers to the evolution of modern fiction in Spanish-speaking Latin America.

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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Elegantly written, comprehensive and yet succinct, Professor Philip Swanson’s Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction offers a magisterial account of the development of Latin American fiction … This is an authoritative introduction by the UK’s leading expert on the Latin American novel."
Stephen Hart, University College London

"A probing, inquisitive and refreshing approach to Latin American literature, which also takes into account its presence in the United States."
William Luis, VanderbiltUniversity

"A good overview that outlines the main movements and the ways in which the genre has evolved that provides a good foundation for the study of this region's diverse fictional legacy."
The British Bulletin of Publications

Book Description

The emergence of modern narrative from Spanish-speaking Latin America represents one of the key cultural developments of the twentieth century. This Concise account introduces readers to modern Latin American fiction in its cultural and political contexts, and to debates about how to read it. The book 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 Garcia Marquez, Jorge Luis Borges and Isabel Allende. Other areas covered include nation-building narratives, national and regional fictions, indigenism, `modernismo', the Post-Boom, and Hispanic fiction in the USA.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (December 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405108665
• ISBN-13: 978-1405108669
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #743,416 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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