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Texas Pan American Ser.: Latin America's New Historical Novel by Seymour Menton (1993, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Texas Press

ISBN-100292751575

ISBN-139780292751576

eBay Product ID (ePID)84522

Product Key Features

Number of Pages240 Pages

Publication NameLatin America's New Historical Novel

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1993

SubjectCaribbean & Latin American, Subjects & Themes / Historical events

TypeTextbook

AuthorSeymour Menton

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism

SeriesTexas Pan American Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight24.1 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN93-000787

ReviewsScholars and students of contemporary Latin American narrative will be made aware of recent fiction not yet discussed in English-language criticism or, for that matter, at any length in Spanish-language criticism. Menton opens up a significant new area for further critical inquiry., Seymour Menton has produced not only a scholarly, engaging, and very readable study of the 'new historical novel' but also a fresh and comprehensive overview of the contemporary Latin American novel in general. . . . Original in scope and perspective, eloquent in presentation, this volume would be a valuable and significant addition to any Latin Americanist's library.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal863/.08109

SynopsisBeginning with the 1979 publication of Alejo Carpentier's El arpa y la sombra, the New Historical Novel has become the dominant genre within Latin American fiction. In this at-times tongue-in-cheek postmodern study, Seymour Menton explores why the New Historical Novel has achieved such popularity and offers discerning readings of numerous works. Menton argues persuasively that the proximity of the Columbus Quincentennial triggered the rise of the New Historical Novel. After defining the historical novel in general, he identifies the distinguishing features of the New Historical Novel. Individual chapters delve deeply into such major works as Mario Vargas Llosa's La guerra del fin del mundo, Abel Posse's Los perros del paraiso, Gabriel Garcia Marquez's El general en su laberinto, and Carlos Fuentes' La campana. A chapter on the Jewish Latin American novel focuses on several works that deserve greater recognition, such as Pedro Orgambide's Aventuras de Edmund Ziller en tierras del Nuevo Mundo, Moacyr Scliar's A estranha naao de Rafael Mendes, and Angelina Muniz's Tierra adentro.

LC Classification NumberPQ7082.N7.M477 1993