Nazism, the Second World War and the Holocaust in Contemporary Latin American Fiction
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- Author: Emily M. Baker, University College London
- Date Published: June 2022
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- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781316512425
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Addressing the question of why many Latin American fiction authors are writing about Nazism, the Second World War and the Holocaust now, this book charts the evolution of Latin American literary production from the 19th Century, through the late 20th century 'Boom', to the present day. Containing texts from Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina and Chile, it analyses work by some of the most well-known contemporary writers including Roberto Bolaño, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Jorge Volpi, Lucía Puenzo, Patricio Pron and Michel Laub; as well as notable precursors such as Jorge Luis Borges, Carlos Fuentes and Ricardo Piglia. Nazism, the Second World War and the Holocaust in Contemporary Latin American Fiction argues that these authors find Nazism relevant to thinking through some of the most urgent contemporary challenges we face: from racism, to the unequal division of wealth and labour between the Global 'North' and 'South'; and, of course, the general failure of democracy to eliminate fascism.
Read more- Provides readers with an outline of generational tendencies in contemporary Latin American literature
- Outlines a framework for interpreting current literature, giving readers a useful academic tool for thinking through shifts in literary tendencies in the region
- Provides a thematic, cross-sectional view of works by the most successful Latin American authors of the moment, giving readers good introduction to key authors, such as Roberto Bolaño, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Jorge Volpi, Lucía Puenzo, Michel Laub, and Patricio Pron
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- Date Published: June 2022
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781316512425
- length: 262 pages
- dimensions: 236 x 158 x 15 mm
- weight: 0.43kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter Outline
1. Nazism as Allegory in Argentine Fiction: From Dictatorship to Neoliberalism in El comienzo de la primavera by Patricio Pron and Wakolda by Lucía Puenzo
2. Nazism and Borges: Contemporary Re-Readings by Roberto Bolaño and Marcos Peres
3. Myth Interrupted: Identity and the Absence of Nation in En busca de Klingsor by Jorge Volpi and Amphitryon by Ignacio Padilla
4. Sovereignty, Democracy, and 'Nonselfsufficiency' through Touch in Los informantes by Juan Gabriel Vásquez and Diário da Queda by Michel Laub
Epilogue.
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