Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction

by Philip Swanson

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 García Márquez, 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.

Genres: Nonfiction

167 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2004

Reviews

[Negar Jafari · Rating 4 out of 5]

ترجمه‌ی فارسی کتاب با عنوان «درآمدی بر ادبیات آمریکای لاتین» ترجمه شده که توی گودریدز نبود.

[Joy]

returned to my prof - didn't need it for my diss in the end