The Contemporary Spanish-American Novel provides an accessible introduction to an important World literature. While many of the authors covered-Aira, Bolaño, Castellanos Moya, Vásquez-are gaining an increasing readership in English and are frequently taught, there is sparse criticism in English beyond book reviews. This book provides the guidance necessary for a more sophisticated and contextualized understanding of these authors and their works. Underestimated or unfamiliar Spanish American novels and novelists are introduced through conceptually rigorous essays. Sections on each writer…mehr
The Contemporary Spanish-American Novel provides an accessible introduction to an important World literature. While many of the authors covered-Aira, Bolaño, Castellanos Moya, Vásquez-are gaining an increasing readership in English and are frequently taught, there is sparse criticism in English beyond book reviews. This book provides the guidance necessary for a more sophisticated and contextualized understanding of these authors and their works. Underestimated or unfamiliar Spanish American novels and novelists are introduced through conceptually rigorous essays. Sections on each writer include: *the author's reception in their native country, Spanish America, and Spain *biographical history *a critical examination of their work, including key themes and conceptual concerns *translation history *scholarly reception The Contemporary Spanish-American Novel offers an authoritative guide to a rich and varied novelistic tradition. It covers all demographic areas, including United States Latino authors, in exploring the diversity of this literature and its major themes, such as exile, migration, and gender representation.
GENERAL INTRODUCTION I. MEXICO: Introduction Mario Bellatin Francisco J. Lopez Alfonso Universitat de Valencia Spain Carmen Boullosa Emily Hind University of Wyoming USA Álvaro Enrigue Christopher Dominguez Michael Colegio de Mexico Mexico Ana García Bergua Anadeli Bencomo University of Houston USA Guadalupe Nettel Valerie Hecht University of California Davis USA Ignacio Padilla Ignacio M. Sanchez Prado Washington University in Saint Louis USA Pedro Ángel Palou Ignacio M. Sanchez Prado Washington University in Saint Louis USA Cristina Rivera Garza Oswaldo Estrada University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill USA Daniel Sada Oswaldo Zavala CUNY Graduate Center and the College of Staten Island CUNY USA Enrique Serna Vinodh Venkatesh Virginia Tech USA Eloy Urroz Ignacio M. Sanchez Prado Washington University in Saint Louis USA Xavier Velasco Vinodh Venkatesh Virginia Tech USA Juan Villoro Jose Ramon Ruisanchez Serra University of Houston USA Jorge Volpi Jose Ramon Ruisanchez Serra University of Houston USA Heriberto Yépez Christopher Dominguez Michael Colegio de Mexico Mexico II. CENTRAL AMERICA: Introduction Nicholas Birns The New School USA Dorelia Barahona Maria del Carmen Perez Cuadra Chile Horacio Castellanos Moya Albrecht Buschmann University of Rostock Germany Carlos Cortés Will H. Corral USA Jacinta Escudos Maria del Carmen Perez Cuadra Chile Rodrigo Rey Rosa Alexandra Ortiz Wallner Freie Universitat Berling Germany III. HISPANOPHONE CARIBBEAN: Introduction Nicholas Birns The New School USA Juan Carlos Chirinos Elda Stanco Roanoke College USA Pedro Juan Gutiérrez Jorge Ruffinelli Stanford University USA Rita Indiana Hernández Rita De Maeseneer University of Antwerp Belgium Luis López Nieves Angel Rivera Worcester Polytechnic Institute USA Juan Carlos Méndez Guedez Elda Stanco Roanoke College USA Mayra Montero Angel Rivera Worcester Polytechnic Institute USA Leonardo Padura Stephen Wilkinson Antonio José Ponte Anke Birkenmaier Indiana University Bloomington USA Ena Lucía Portela Mary G. Berg Brandeis University USA Mayra Santos Febres John Waldron University of Vermont USA Karla Suárez Mary G. Berg Brandeis University USA Zoé Valdés Nanne Timmer University of Leiden Netherlands Pedro Antonio Valdez Fernando Valerio-Holguin Colorado State University USA IV. GREATER ANDEAN REGION: Introduction Will H. Corral USA Héctor Abad Faciolince Catalina Quesada University of Bern Switzerland Jorge Eduardo Benavides Alex Lima Suffolk County Community College USA Diego Cornejo Menacho Antonio Villarruel Harvard University USA Alonso Cueto Juan E. De Castro The New School for Liberal Studies USA Jorge Franco Catalina Quesada University of Bern Switzerland Santiago Gamboa Rory O'Bryen University of Cambridge United Kingdom Edmundo Paz Soldán J. Andrew Brown Washington University in St. Louis USA Laura Restrepo Kate Averis Universite Paris X (Nanterre) France Santiago Roncagliolo Juan E. De Castro The New School for Liberal Studies USA Iván Thays Edwin Chavez Leonardo Valencia Antonio Villarruel Harvard University USA Juan Gabriel Vásquez Jasper Vervaeke University of Antwerp Belgium V. SOUTHERN CONE: Introduction Will H. Corral USA César Aira Will H. Corral USA Álvaro Bisama Roberto Bolaño Carlos Burgos University of San Diego USA Leopoldo Brizuela Assen Kokalov Purdue University North Central USA Marcelo Cohen Darrell B. Lockhart University of Nevada Reno USA Diamela Eltit Roberto Hozven Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Chile Carlos Franz Raul Rodriguez Freire Rodrigo Fresán Eduardo Becerra Alberto Fuguet Nicholas Birns The New School USA Beatriz García Huidobro Fernando Blanco Wittenberg University Germany Sergio Gómez Fernando Blanco Wittenberg University Germany Pedro Lemebel Jorge Ruffinelli Stanford University USA Guillermo Martínez Matthew Losada University of California Berkeley USA Andrés Neuman Jorge Ruffinelli Stanford University USA Alan Pauls Miguel Rivera Franklin & Marshall College USA Patricio Pron Pablo Brescia University of South Florida USA Alejandro Zambra Raul Rodriguez Freire VI. UNITED STATES LATINO NOVELISTS: Introduction Juan E. De Castro The New School for Liberal Studies USA Daniel Alarcón Juan E. De Castro The New School for Liberal Studies USA Junot Díaz Ignacio Lopez-Calvo University of California Merced USA Jaime Manrique David William Foster Arizona State University USA Judith Ortiz Cofer Bridget Kevane Montana State University USA Ernesto Quiñónez June Dwyer Manhattan College USA Editors Contributors
GENERAL INTRODUCTION I. MEXICO: Introduction Mario Bellatin Francisco J. Lopez Alfonso Universitat de Valencia Spain Carmen Boullosa Emily Hind University of Wyoming USA Álvaro Enrigue Christopher Dominguez Michael Colegio de Mexico Mexico Ana García Bergua Anadeli Bencomo University of Houston USA Guadalupe Nettel Valerie Hecht University of California Davis USA Ignacio Padilla Ignacio M. Sanchez Prado Washington University in Saint Louis USA Pedro Ángel Palou Ignacio M. Sanchez Prado Washington University in Saint Louis USA Cristina Rivera Garza Oswaldo Estrada University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill USA Daniel Sada Oswaldo Zavala CUNY Graduate Center and the College of Staten Island CUNY USA Enrique Serna Vinodh Venkatesh Virginia Tech USA Eloy Urroz Ignacio M. Sanchez Prado Washington University in Saint Louis USA Xavier Velasco Vinodh Venkatesh Virginia Tech USA Juan Villoro Jose Ramon Ruisanchez Serra University of Houston USA Jorge Volpi Jose Ramon Ruisanchez Serra University of Houston USA Heriberto Yépez Christopher Dominguez Michael Colegio de Mexico Mexico II. CENTRAL AMERICA: Introduction Nicholas Birns The New School USA Dorelia Barahona Maria del Carmen Perez Cuadra Chile Horacio Castellanos Moya Albrecht Buschmann University of Rostock Germany Carlos Cortés Will H. Corral USA Jacinta Escudos Maria del Carmen Perez Cuadra Chile Rodrigo Rey Rosa Alexandra Ortiz Wallner Freie Universitat Berling Germany III. HISPANOPHONE CARIBBEAN: Introduction Nicholas Birns The New School USA Juan Carlos Chirinos Elda Stanco Roanoke College USA Pedro Juan Gutiérrez Jorge Ruffinelli Stanford University USA Rita Indiana Hernández Rita De Maeseneer University of Antwerp Belgium Luis López Nieves Angel Rivera Worcester Polytechnic Institute USA Juan Carlos Méndez Guedez Elda Stanco Roanoke College USA Mayra Montero Angel Rivera Worcester Polytechnic Institute USA Leonardo Padura Stephen Wilkinson Antonio José Ponte Anke Birkenmaier Indiana University Bloomington USA Ena Lucía Portela Mary G. Berg Brandeis University USA Mayra Santos Febres John Waldron University of Vermont USA Karla Suárez Mary G. Berg Brandeis University USA Zoé Valdés Nanne Timmer University of Leiden Netherlands Pedro Antonio Valdez Fernando Valerio-Holguin Colorado State University USA IV. GREATER ANDEAN REGION: Introduction Will H. Corral USA Héctor Abad Faciolince Catalina Quesada University of Bern Switzerland Jorge Eduardo Benavides Alex Lima Suffolk County Community College USA Diego Cornejo Menacho Antonio Villarruel Harvard University USA Alonso Cueto Juan E. De Castro The New School for Liberal Studies USA Jorge Franco Catalina Quesada University of Bern Switzerland Santiago Gamboa Rory O'Bryen University of Cambridge United Kingdom Edmundo Paz Soldán J. Andrew Brown Washington University in St. Louis USA Laura Restrepo Kate Averis Universite Paris X (Nanterre) France Santiago Roncagliolo Juan E. De Castro The New School for Liberal Studies USA Iván Thays Edwin Chavez Leonardo Valencia Antonio Villarruel Harvard University USA Juan Gabriel Vásquez Jasper Vervaeke University of Antwerp Belgium V. SOUTHERN CONE: Introduction Will H. Corral USA César Aira Will H. Corral USA Álvaro Bisama Roberto Bolaño Carlos Burgos University of San Diego USA Leopoldo Brizuela Assen Kokalov Purdue University North Central USA Marcelo Cohen Darrell B. Lockhart University of Nevada Reno USA Diamela Eltit Roberto Hozven Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Chile Carlos Franz Raul Rodriguez Freire Rodrigo Fresán Eduardo Becerra Alberto Fuguet Nicholas Birns The New School USA Beatriz García Huidobro Fernando Blanco Wittenberg University Germany Sergio Gómez Fernando Blanco Wittenberg University Germany Pedro Lemebel Jorge Ruffinelli Stanford University USA Guillermo Martínez Matthew Losada University of California Berkeley USA Andrés Neuman Jorge Ruffinelli Stanford University USA Alan Pauls Miguel Rivera Franklin & Marshall College USA Patricio Pron Pablo Brescia University of South Florida USA Alejandro Zambra Raul Rodriguez Freire VI. UNITED STATES LATINO NOVELISTS: Introduction Juan E. De Castro The New School for Liberal Studies USA Daniel Alarcón Juan E. De Castro The New School for Liberal Studies USA Junot Díaz Ignacio Lopez-Calvo University of California Merced USA Jaime Manrique David William Foster Arizona State University USA Judith Ortiz Cofer Bridget Kevane Montana State University USA Ernesto Quiñónez June Dwyer Manhattan College USA Editors Contributors
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