In the 1960s, Latin American literature became known worldwide as never before. Writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel Garc簿聶翻a M簿聶翻rquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Carlos Fuentes, Pablo Neruda,
Octavio Paz, and Mario Vargas Llosa all became part of the general culture of educated readers of English, French, German, and Italian. But few know about the literary tradition from which
these writers emerged. Modern Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction remedies this situation, providing an overview of Latin American literature from the late eighteenth century
to the present. Roberto Gonz簿聶翻lez Echevarr簿聶翻a covers a wide range of topics, large and small, highlighting how Latin American literature became conscious of its continental scope and
international reach in moments of political crisis, such as independence from Spain, the Spanish-American War, and the Mexican and Cuban revolutions. Within this narrative, the author discusses
the major writers of Latin American literature, from Andr簿聶翻s Bello and Jos簿聶翻 Mar簿聶翻a Heredia through Borges and Garc簿聶翻a M簿聶翻rquez to Fernando Vallejo and Roberto Bola簿聶翻o.
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