{"product_id":"prose-fiction-of-the-cuban-seymour-menton-9780292763821","title":"Prose Fiction of the Cuban Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e Recipient of the Hubert Herring Memorial Award from the Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies for the best unpublished manuscript of 1973, \u003ci\u003eProse Fiction of the Cuban Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e is an in-depth study of works by Cubans, Cuban exiles, and other Latin American writers. Combining historical and critical approaches, Seymour Menton classifies and analyzes over two hundred novels and volumes of short stories, revealing the extent to which Cuban literature reflects the reality of the Revolution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Menton establishes four periods--1959-1960, 1961-1965,1966-1970, and 1971-1973--that reflect the changing policies of the revolutionary government toward the arts. Using these periods as a chronological guideline, he defines four distinct literary generations, records the facts about their works, establishes coordinates, and formulates a system of literary and historical classification. He then makes an aesthetic analysis of the best of Cuban fiction, emphasizing the novels of major writers, including Alejo Carpentier's \u003ci\u003eEl siglo de las luces\u003c\/i\u003e, and José Lezama Lima's \u003ci\u003eParadiso\u003c\/i\u003e. He also discusses the works of a large number of lesser-known writers, which must be considered in arriving at an accurate historical tableau. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Menton's exploration of the short story combines a thematic and stylistic analysis of nineteen anthologies with a close study of six authors: Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Calvert Casey, Humberto Arenal, Antonio Benítez, Jesús Díaz Rodríguez, and Norberto Fuentes. Several chapters are devoted to the increasing number of novels and short stories written by Cuban exiles as well as to the eighteen novels and one short story written about the Revolution by non-Cubans, such as Julio Cortázar, Carlos Martínez Moreno, Luisa Josefina Hernández, and Pedro Juan Soto. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In studying literary works to reveal the intrinsic consciousness of a historical period, Menton presents not only his own views but also those of Cuban literary critics. In addition, he clarifies the various changes in the official attitude toward literature and the arts in Cuba, using the revolutionary processes of several other countries as comparative examples. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seymour Menton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292763824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292763821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Seymour Menton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056862851327,"sku":"9780292763821","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eeeb544b-2897-4278-afbe-3a365b249cc6.jpg?v=1685043676","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prose-fiction-of-the-cuban-seymour-menton-9780292763821","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}