The contemporary Spanish-American novel : Bolaño and after /

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 be...

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Other Authors: Corral, Wilfrido H. (Wilfrido Howard) (Editor), Birns, Nicholas (Editor), De Castro, Juan E., 1959- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • General Introduction I. MEXICO: Introduction Mario Bellatin (Mexico, 1960) & Alvaro Enrigue (Mexico, 1969) Ana García Bergua (Mexico, 1960) Guadalupe Nettel (Mexico, 1973) Ignacio Padilla (Mexico, 1968) Pedro Angel Palou (Mexico, 1966) Cristina Rivera Garza (Mexico, 1964) Daniel Sada (Mexico, 1953-2011) Enrique Serna (Mexico, 1959) Eloy Urroz (Mexico, 1967) Xavier Velasco (Mexico, 1964) Juan Villoro (Mexico City, 1956)Jorge Volpi (Mexico, 1968) Heriberto Yépez (Mexico, 1974) II. CENTRAL AMERICA: Introduction Dorelia Barahona (Costa Rica, 1959) Horacio Castellanos Moya (Honduras, 1957) Carlos Cortés (Costa Rica, 1962) Jacinta Escudos (El Salvador, 1961) Rodrigo Rey Rosa (Guatemala, 1958) III. HISPANOPHONE CARIBBEAN: Introduction Juan Carlos Chirinos (Venezuela, 1967) Pedro Juan Gutiérrez (Cuba, 1950) Rita Indiana Hernández (Dominican Republic, 1977) Luis López Nieves (Puerto Rico, 1950) Juan Carlos Méndez Guédez (Venezuela, 1967) Mayra Montero (Cuba, 1952) Leonardo Padura Fuentes (Cuba, 1955) Antonio Jose; Ponte (Cuba, 1964) Ena Lucia Portela (Cuba, 1972) Mayra Santos Febres (Puerto Rico, 1966) Karla Suárez (Cuba, 1969) Zoe; Valdés (1959) Pedro Antonio Valdez (Dominican Republic, 1968) IV. GREATER ANDEAN REGION: Introduction Héctor Joaquín Abad Faciolince (Colombia, 1958)Jorge Eduardo Benavides (Peru, 1964) Diego Cornejo Menacho (Ecuador, 1949) Alonso Cueto Caballero (Peru, 1954) Jorge Franco Ramos (Colombia, 1962) Santiago Gamboa (Bogota, 1965) Edmundo Paz Soldán (Bolivia, 1967) Laura Restrepo (1950) Santiago Roncagliolo (Peru, 1975) Iván Thays (Lima, 1968) Leonardo Valencia (Ecuador, 1969) Juan Gabriel Vásquez (Colombia, 1973) V. SOUTHERN CONE: Introduction César Aira (Argentina, 1949) & Álvaro Bisama Mayné; (Chile, 1975) Roberto Bolaño (Chile, 1953-2003) Leopoldo Brizuela (Argentina, 1963) Marcelo Cohen (Argentina, 1951) Diamela Eltit (Chile, 1949) Arturo Fontaine Talavera (Chile, 1952) Carlos Franz (Chile, 1959) Rodrigo Fresán (Argentina, 1963) Alberto Fuguet (Chile, 1964) Beatriz García Huidobro (Chile, 1959) Sergio Gómez (Chile, 1962) Pedro Lemebel (Chile, 1955) Guillermo Martínez (Argentina, 1962) Andrés Neuman (Argentina, 1977) Pola Oloixarac (Argentina, 1977) Alan Pauls (Argentina 1959) Patricio Pron (Argentina, 1975) Alejandro Zambra (Chile, 1975) VI. UNITED STATES LATINO NOVELISTS: Introduction Daniel Alarcón (Peru/USA, 1977) Junot Díaz (Dominican Republic/USA, 1968) Jaime Manrique (Colombia, 1949) Judith Ortiz Cofer (Puerto Rico, 1952) Ernesto Quinonez (Ecuador/USA, 1966) Editors Contributors Index.