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Book synopsis

This book introduces readers to the evolution of modern fiction in Spanish-speaking Latin America. This work: 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; and, covers nation-building narratives, 'modernismo', the New Novel, the Boom, the Post-Boom, Magical Realism, Hispanic fiction in the USA, and more.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism

• Full title: Latin American Fiction: A Short Introduction
• Author: Philip Swanson
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 168
• EAN: 9781405108652
• ISBN: 1405108657
• ID: 04954076
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Weight: 390 g
• Dimensions: 159 × 236 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 21. October 2004

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