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Latin American Fiction Phillip Swanson (University of Sheffield)

Latin American Fiction By Phillip Swanson (University of Sheffield)

Latin American Fiction by Phillip Swanson (University of Sheffield)

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This book introduces readers to the evolution of modern fiction in Spanish--speaking Latin America. aeo Presents Latin American fiction in its cultural and political contexts. aeo Introduces debates about how to read this literature.

Latin American Fiction Summary

Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction by Phillip Swanson (University of Sheffield)

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 Garcia Marquez, 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.

Latin American Fiction Reviews

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

About Phillip Swanson (University of Sheffield)

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 Garcia Marquez and Jose Donoso. He has taught in universities in Europe and the USA.

Table of Contents

1. Beginnings: Narrative and the Challenge of New Nations.

2. National Narratives: Regional and Continental Identity.

3. The Rise of the New Narrative.

4. The Boom.

5. After the Boom.

6. Hispanic American Fiction of the United States.

7. Culture Wars: Ways of Reading Latin American Fiction.

Notes.

Further Reading.

Index

Additional information

GOR005194852
9781405108669
1405108665
Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction by Phillip Swanson (University of Sheffield)
Phillip Swanson (University of Sheffield)
Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2004-10-20
168
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