Synopses & Reviews
Recent Latin American cultural and political magazines have noted the trend of postmodernity in the literature of the region, with a range of responses. Some critics consider it a foreign importation and sign of cultural imperialism. Others feel that postmodernism reflects a culture of mass media manipulated by the dominating classes. But the debate has been particularly headed by a new group of young writers who consider themselves postmodern and politically progressive: Severo Sarduy of Cuba, Diamela Eltit of Chile, and R.H. Moreno-Duran of Colombia, among others. By examining a group of the most representative innovative writers active today, Williams argues that the postmodern novel in Latin America is as political and valuable as its more traditional and modern predecessors.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-146) and index.
Table of Contents
Preface - Introduction to the Spanish American Modern and Postmodern Novel - The Mexican Postmodern - The Caribbean Postmodern - The Andean Postmodern - The Southern Cone Postmodern - Feminist Postmodernities -Other Postmodernities - Conclusion