Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-171) and index.
Introduction : from testimonial narrative to the new sentimental novel : Barnet and Poniatowska -- Patriotic passion : Isabel Allende's Of love and shadows -- Love or friendship? : Tarzan's tonsillitis by Alfredo Bryce Echenique -- Journey back to the source of love : García Márquez's Of love and other demons -- Recipes for romance : Laura Esquivel, Luis Sepúlveda, and Marcela Serrano -- The importance of being sentimental : Antonio Skármeta's Love-fifteen and Luis Rafael Sánchez's La importancia de llamarse Daniel Santos.
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Love and politics in the contemporary Spanish American novel.
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Politics and literature.
Sentimentalism in literature.
Spanish American fiction-- 20th century-- History and criticism.