| The Postmodern Novel in Latin America: Politics, Culture, and the Crisis of Truth 1995 Edition Contributor(s): Williams, Raymond L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312120818 ISBN-13: 9780312120818 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1995 Annotation: This book examines the foremost postmodern Latin American writers of the past 25 years and places the current literary scene in its proper political and cultural context. Focusing on fiction from the 1970s to the present, Williams discusses the new generation of postmodern writers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - Hispanic American - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 863 |
| LCCN: 95013163 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.74" W x 8.51" (0.76 lbs) 150 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Ethnic Orientation - Latino |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Recent Latin American cultural and political magazines have noted the trend of postmodernity in the literature of the region, with a range of responses. Some critics consider it a foreign importation and sign of cultural imperialism. Others feel that postmodernism reflects a culture of mass media manipulated by the dominating classes. But the debate has been particularly headed by a new group of young writers who consider themselves postmodern and politically progressive: Severo Sarduy of Cuba, Diamela Eltit of Chile, and R.H. Moreno-Duran of Colombia, among others. By examining a group of the most representative innovative writers active today, Williams argues that the postmodern novel in Latin America is as political and valuable as its more traditional and modern predecessors. |