{"product_id":"twentieth-century-spanish-american-fiction-naomi-lindstrom-9780292746824","title":"Twentieth-Century Spanish American Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpanish American fiction became a world phenomenon in the twentieth century through multilanguage translations of such novels as Gabriel Garcia Marquez's \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e, Manuel Puig's \u003ci\u003eKiss of the Spider Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, Octavio Paz's \u003ci\u003eLabyrinth of Solitude, \u003c\/i\u003e and Isabel Allende's \u003ci\u003eHouse of the Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e. Yet these \"blockbusters\" are only a tiny fraction of the total, rich outpouring of Spanish-language literature from Latin America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Naomi Lindstrom offers English-language readers a comprehensive survey of the century's literary production in Latin America (excluding Brazil). Discussing movements and trends, she places the famous masterworks in historical perspective and highlights authors and works that deserve a wider readership. Her study begins with Rodó's famous essay \u003ci\u003eAriel\u003c\/i\u003e and ends with Rigoberta Menchú's 1992 achievement of the Nobel Prize. Her selection of works is designed to draw attention, whenever possible, to works that are available in good English translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA special feature of the book is its treatment of the \"postboom\" period. In this important concluding section, Lindstrom discusses documentary narratives, the new interrelations between popular culture and literary writing, and underrepresented groups such as youth cultures, slum dwellers, gays and lesbians, and ethnic enclaves. Written in accessible, nonspecialized language, \u003ci\u003eTwentieth-Century Spanish American Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e will be equally useful for general readers as a broad overview of this vibrant literature and for scholars as a reliable reference work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Naomi Lindstrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292746822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292746824\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 09\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.03w x 0.68d","brand":"Naomi Lindstrom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056734007551,"sku":"9780292746824","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b0a2cf8-d445-4dd9-a803-17970a277693.jpg?v=1685042964","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/twentieth-century-spanish-american-fiction-naomi-lindstrom-9780292746824","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}