On Modern Latin American Fiction
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Few literary movements of the twentieth century rival the explosive creativity of Latin American fiction, a tradition that gave the world magical realism, the Boom generation, and some of the most audacious narrative voices ever committed to the page. On Modern Latin American Fiction, edited by John King, assembles a remarkable collection of critical essays that chart the development of the novel and short story across the continent — from the pioneering modernists of the early 1900s through to the internationally celebrated writers who reshaped world literature in the latter half of the century. Each essay situates individual authors — among them Borges, García Márquez, Vargas Llosa, and Cortázar — within their cultural, political, and historical contexts, illuminating how the turbulence of Latin American society forged its extraordinary literary output. King has curated a volume that is both rigorous in its scholarship and accessible in its prose, making it an indispensable companion for students and enthusiasts of world literature alike. The collection argues persuasively that Latin American fiction cannot be read in isolation from the political upheavals, postcolonial tensions, and vibrant oral traditions that animate it — and in doing so, it raises the enduring question of what literature owes to the soil from which it springs.
Author: John King
Format: Hardback
Published: 1989, Hill and Wang
Genre: Anthology
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Few literary movements of the twentieth century rival the explosive creativity of Latin American fiction, a tradition that gave the world magical realism, the Boom generation, and some of the most audacious narrative voices ever committed to the page. On Modern Latin American Fiction, edited by John King, assembles a remarkable collection of critical essays that chart the development of the novel and short story across the continent — from the pioneering modernists of the early 1900s through to the internationally celebrated writers who reshaped world literature in the latter half of the century. Each essay situates individual authors — among them Borges, García Márquez, Vargas Llosa, and Cortázar — within their cultural, political, and historical contexts, illuminating how the turbulence of Latin American society forged its extraordinary literary output. King has curated a volume that is both rigorous in its scholarship and accessible in its prose, making it an indispensable companion for students and enthusiasts of world literature alike. The collection argues persuasively that Latin American fiction cannot be read in isolation from the political upheavals, postcolonial tensions, and vibrant oral traditions that animate it — and in doing so, it raises the enduring question of what literature owes to the soil from which it springs.