This account introduces readers to modern Latin American fiction in its cultural and political contexts, and to debates about how to read it. The author examines the phenomena of the New Novel and the Boom, as well as the related phenomenon of Magical Realism, placing them within the wider context of narrative production since Independence and more recent developments since the 1970s.
Latin American Fiction : A Short Introduction.
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Spanish American fiction-- 19th century-- History and criticism.
Spanish American fiction-- 20th century-- History and criticism.