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Before the Boom: Latin American Revolutionary Novels of the 1920s
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Author: Elizabeth Coonrod Mart'nez
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Before the Boom: Latin American Revolutionary Novels of the 1920s Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 863.640998
EAN: 9780761819486
ISBN: 0761819487
Label: University Press of America
Manufacturer: University Press of America
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 146
Publication Date: 2001-01-28
Publisher: University Press of America
Studio: University Press of America
Dewey Decimal Number: 863.640998
EAN: 9780761819486
ISBN: 0761819487
Label: University Press of America
Manufacturer: University Press of America
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 146
Publication Date: 2001-01-28
Publisher: University Press of America
Studio: University Press of America
Editorial Review of Before the Boom: Latin American Revolutionary Novels of the 1920s
Before the Boom: Latin American Revolutionary Novels of the 1920s proposes a postmodern analysis of the early twentieth century or avant-garde novel by authors from four different Latin American countries: Arqueles Vela in Mexico, Mart'n AdØn in Peru, Pablo Palacio in Ecuador, and Roberto Arlt in Argentina. Each chapter details the socio-political context of each novel, chronicling the events that led to an artistic desire to create an entirely new voice in Latin American fiction.
Customer Reviews of Before the Boom: Latin American Revolutionary Novels of the 1920s
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Review Summary: Gives credit to Latin American writers
Review: (quote from Francisco Vazquez, review in Hispanic Outlook on Higher Education) The scholarly, yet concise and readable "Before the Boom: Latin American Revolutionary Novels of the 1920s," is a treasure, whether you are interested in Latino artistic contributions to world culture; the relationship between literary, political, and scientific disocurses, or the Taoist or postmodern nature of language. The book introduces English readers to a heretofore invisible area of Latin American literature known as Vanguardia: an artistic rebellion rich in innovation and technique (elsewhere known as Modernism), but overshadowed by the later Boom writers (1960s). On many levels, this is definitely a must-read. Dr. Martinez has done a fine job of rescuing a forgotten morsel of Latin American literature. Her book makes it possible to enjoy novels that not only preceded, but actually carved the way for the Boom and for many other "postmodern" writers.
Review Summary: Gives credit to Latin American writers
Review: (quote from Francisco Vazquez, review in Hispanic Outlook on Higher Education) The scholarly, yet concise and readable "Before the Boom: Latin American Revolutionary Novels of the 1920s," is a treasure, whether you are interested in Latino artistic contributions to world culture; the relationship between literary, political, and scientific disocurses, or the Taoist or postmodern nature of language. The book introduces English readers to a heretofore invisible area of Latin American literature known as Vanguardia: an artistic rebellion rich in innovation and technique (elsewhere known as Modernism), but overshadowed by the later Boom writers (1960s). On many levels, this is definitely a must-read. Dr. Martinez has done a fine job of rescuing a forgotten morsel of Latin American literature. Her book makes it possible to enjoy novels that not only preceded, but actually carved the way for the Boom and for many other "postmodern" writers.