Modern Latin American Literature

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Modern Latin American Literature

A Very Short Introduction

Literature: history and criticism Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers

Author: Roberto Gonzalez Echevarria

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Collection: Very Short Introductions

Language: English

Published by: Oxford University Press

Published on: 13th January 2012

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 2 Mb

ISBN: 9780199912964


Overview

This Very Short Introduction chronicles the trends and traditions of modern Latin American literature, arguing that Latin American literature developed as a continent-wide phenomenon, not just an assemblage of national literatures, in moments of political crisis.

Historical Context

With the Spanish American War came Modernismo, the end of World War I and the Mexican Revolution produced the avant-garde, and the Cuban Revolution sparked a movement in the novel that came to be known as the Boom.

Major Writers

Within this narrative, the author covers all of the major writers of Latin American literature, from Andrés Bello and José María de Heredia, through Borges and García Márquez, to Fernando Vallejo and Roberto Bolaño.

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