Some Write to the Future e-bog
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Formerly exiled Chilean author Ariel Dorfman, one of Latin America's greatest writers and a major literary figure of the twentieth century, is known for such critically acclaimed works as the novel Widows and the play Death and the Maiden. A master of various literary forms, this collection draws together Dorfman's critical essays on contemporary Latin American writing. Spanning more than twent...
E-bog
265,81 DKK
Forlag
Duke University Press Books
Udgivet
30 april 1991
Længde
272 sider
Genrer
1KLC
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780822398127
Formerly exiled Chilean author Ariel Dorfman, one of Latin America's greatest writers and a major literary figure of the twentieth century, is known for such critically acclaimed works as the novel Widows and the play Death and the Maiden. A master of various literary forms, this collection draws together Dorfman's critical essays on contemporary Latin American writing. Spanning more than twenty years and arranged in chronological order, each essay is devoted to a single author-Miguel Angel Asturias, Jorge Luis Borges, Jose Maria Arguedas, Alejo Carpentier, Gabrial Garcia Marquez, Roa Bastos-and one final essay looks at the "e;testimonial"e; or concentration camp literature from Chile.Praise for Ariel Dorfman"e;One of the most important voices coming out of Latin America."e;-Salman Rushdie"e;A remarkable writer . . . writing out of a very different cultural perspective from comfortable American readers."e;-Digby Diehl, Los Angeles Herald Examiner"e;One of the six greatest Latin American novelists."e;-Jacobo Timmerman, Newsweek