Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction by Swanson, Phillip

Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781405108669)

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Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction by Swanson, Phillip

Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction

$39.95
Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction by Swanson, Phillip

Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction

$39.95
Format: Paperback
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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 Garc a M rquez, 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.


Author: Phillip Swanson
ISBN-10: 1405108665
ISBN-13: 9781405108669
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 12/10/2004
Pages: 168
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.04w x 0.52d
By Phillip Swanson
By Phillip Swanson
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Philip Swanson is Professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield. He has published widely in the area of Spanish and Latin American studies, including books on the New Novel, the Post-Boom, Gabriel García Márquez and José Donoso. He has taught in universities in Europe and the USA.

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