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Twentieth-century Spanish American Fiction by Naomi Lindstrom

Twentieth-century Spanish American Fiction

Naomi Lindstrom

University of Texas Press · Print & ebook · September 1, 1994

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20th-Century Literary CriticismHispanic American Lit CritCaribbean & Latin American Criticism
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Who it’s for
A survey of twentieth-century Spanish American literature, from Rodó’s Ariel to Menchú’s Nobel Prize.
Themes
Latin American literary history, Literary movements and trends, Postboom literature and culture
Genres
Caribbean & Latin American Criticism, 20th-Century Literary Criticism, Hispanic American Lit Crit

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About this book

Spanish American fiction became a world phenomenon in the twentieth century through multilanguage translations of such novels as Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude, Manuel Puig's Kiss of the Spider Woman, Octavio Paz's Labyrinth of Solitude, and Isabel Allende's House of the Spirits. Yet these "blockbusters" are only a tiny fraction of the total, rich outpouring of Spanish-language literature from Latin America.

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In 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 Ariel 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. A 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, Twentieth-Century Spanish American Fiction will be equally useful for general readers as a broad overview of this vibrant literature and for scholars as a reliable reference work.

Spanish American Fiction

A survey of twentieth-century Spanish American literature, from Rodó’s Ariel to Menchú’s Nobel Prize.

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  • Literary movements and trends placed in historical perspective
  • Postboom writing alongside popular culture and underrepresented groups

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  • Famous works alongside authors and works beyond the best-known blockbusters
  • Discussion of documentary narratives, youth cultures, and ethnic enclaves

Where it sits

Caribbean & Latin American Criticism81%
Hispanic American Lit Crit40%
20th-Century Literary Criticism34%

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Publisher categories

  • Caribbean & Latin American Criticism
Authors
Naomi Lindstrom
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Published
September 1, 1994
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Latin American literary history · Literary movements and trends · Postboom literature and culture
Reading lane
Caribbean & Latin American Criticism