{"product_id":"latin-american-fiction-a-short-introduction-hardback-9781405108652","title":"Latin American Fiction; A Short Introduction (Hardback) 9781405108652","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLatin American Fiction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Short Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhillip Swanson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405108652, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 October 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e168 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.8 x 16 x 1.9 cm, 0.397 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Elegantly written, comprehensive and yet succinct, Professor Philip Swanson’s \u003ci\u003eLatin American Fiction: A Short Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e offers a magisterial account of the development of Latin American fiction … This is an authoritative introduction by the UK’s leading expert on the Latin American novel.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Hart, University College London \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A probing, inquisitive and refreshing approach to Latin American literature, which also takes into account its presence in the United States.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Luis,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVanderbilt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A good overview that outlines the main movements and the ways in which the genre has evolved that provides a good foundation for the study of this region's diverse fictional legacy.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe British Bulletin of Publications\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book introduces readers to the evolution of modern fiction in Spanish-speaking Latin America. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents Latin American fiction in its cultural and political contexts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces debates about how to read this literature.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines an overview of the evolution of modern Latin American fiction with detailed studies of key texts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses authors such as Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Luis Borges and Isabel Allende.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers nation-building narratives, ‘modernismo’, the New Novel, the Boom, the Post-Boom, Magical Realism, Hispanic fiction in the USA, and more.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Beginnings: Narrative and the Challenge of New Nations. \u003cp\u003e2. National Narratives: Regional and Continental Identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Rise of the New Narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Boom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. After the Boom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Hispanic American Fiction of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Culture Wars: Ways of Reading Latin American Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52433848959256,"sku":"9781405108652","price":89.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405108652.jpg?v=1784855557","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/latin-american-fiction-a-short-introduction-hardback-9781405108652","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}