Binding: Paperback
Description: In the 1960s Latin American literature became known worldwide as never before. Writers such as Jorge Luis Borges Gabriel Garc a M rquez Carlos Fuentes Pablo Neruda Octavio Paz and Mario Vargas Llosa all became part of the general culture of educated readers of English French German and Italian. But few know about the literary tradition from which these writers emerged. This Very Short Introduction remedies this situation providing an overview of modern Latin American literature from the late eighteenth century to the present. Roberto Gonz lez Echevarr a covers a wide range of topics discussing the birth of Modernismo the first Latin American literary movement; how the end of World War I and the Mexican Revolution produced the avant - garde; and how the Cuban Revolution sparked a movement in the novel that came to be known as the Boom. Within this narrative the author covers many of the major writers of Latin American literature from Andr's Bello and Jos Mar a de Heredia through Borges and Garc a M rquez to Fernando Vallejo and Roberto Bola o. About THE Series: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket - sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Title: Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Gonzalez Echevarria Roberto (Sterling Professor Of Hispanic And Comparative Literature Sterling Professor Of Hispanic And Comparative Literature Yale University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Barcode: 9780199754915
Pages: 152 Pages, 10 B/W Halftones
Publication Date: 1/24/2012
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers