Writing Revolution in Latin America
PROSE Awards Literature Subject Category Winner, 2020<br><br>In the politically volatile period from the 1960s through the end of the twentieth century, Latin American authors were in direct dialogue with the violent realities of their time and place. <em>Writing Revolution in Latin America</em> is...
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| description | PROSE Awards Literature Subject Category Winner, 2020<br><br>In the politically volatile period from the 1960s through the end of the twentieth century, Latin American authors were in direct dialogue with the violent realities of their time and place. <em>Writing Revolution in Latin America</em> is a chronological study of the way revolution and revolutionary thinking is depicted in the fiction composed from the eye of the storm.<br><br>From Mexico to Chile, the gradual ideological evolution from a revolutionary to a neoliberal mainstream was a consequence of, on the one hand, the political hardening of the Cuban Revolution beginning in the late 1960s, and, on the other, the repression, dictatorships, and economic crises of the 1970s and beyond. Not only was socialist revolution far from the utopia many believed, but the notion that guerrilla uprisings would lead to an easy socialism proved to be unfounded. Similarly, the repressive Pinochet dictatorship in Chile led to unfathomable tragedy and social mutation.<br><br>This double-edged phenomenon of revolutionary disillusionment became highly personal for Latin American authors inside and outside Castro's and Pinochet's dominion. Revolution was more than a foreign affair, it was the stuff of everyday life and, therefore, of fiction.<br><br>Juan De Castro's expansive study begins ahead of the century with José Martí in Cuba and continues through the likes of Mario Vargas Llosa in Peru, Gabriel García Márquez in Colombia, and Roberto Bolaño in Mexico (by way of Chile). The various, often contradictory ways the authors convey this precarious historical moment speaks in equal measure to the social circumstances into which these authors were thrust and to the fundamental differences in the ways they themselves witnessed history. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-795532025-07-31T08:06:01Z Writing Revolution in Latin America De Castro, Juan E. Literary Criticism Subjects & Themes Historical Events Literary Criticism Modern 20th Century Literary Criticism Caribbean & Latin American thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBH Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 PROSE Awards Literature Subject Category Winner, 2020<br><br>In the politically volatile period from the 1960s through the end of the twentieth century, Latin American authors were in direct dialogue with the violent realities of their time and place. <em>Writing Revolution in Latin America</em> is a chronological study of the way revolution and revolutionary thinking is depicted in the fiction composed from the eye of the storm.<br><br>From Mexico to Chile, the gradual ideological evolution from a revolutionary to a neoliberal mainstream was a consequence of, on the one hand, the political hardening of the Cuban Revolution beginning in the late 1960s, and, on the other, the repression, dictatorships, and economic crises of the 1970s and beyond. Not only was socialist revolution far from the utopia many believed, but the notion that guerrilla uprisings would lead to an easy socialism proved to be unfounded. Similarly, the repressive Pinochet dictatorship in Chile led to unfathomable tragedy and social mutation.<br><br>This double-edged phenomenon of revolutionary disillusionment became highly personal for Latin American authors inside and outside Castro's and Pinochet's dominion. Revolution was more than a foreign affair, it was the stuff of everyday life and, therefore, of fiction.<br><br>Juan De Castro's expansive study begins ahead of the century with José Martí in Cuba and continues through the likes of Mario Vargas Llosa in Peru, Gabriel García Márquez in Colombia, and Roberto Bolaño in Mexico (by way of Chile). The various, often contradictory ways the authors convey this precarious historical moment speaks in equal measure to the social circumstances into which these authors were thrust and to the fundamental differences in the ways they themselves witnessed history. 2022-03-20T04:02:33Z 2022-03-20T04:02:33Z 2022-03-19T05:34:14Z 2019 book OCN: 1317437049 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/53506 9780826504265 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/79553 eng open access image/png image/png image/png image/png n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/53506/1/external_content.epub https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/53506/1/external_content.epub https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/53506/1/external_content.epub https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/53506/1/external_content.epub Vanderbilt University Press Vanderbilt University Press 39f72efd-1f66-4723-aabe-cafcba6834fa Knowledge Unlatched 9780826504265 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) KU Select 2022: HSS Backlist Books Vanderbilt University Press open access |
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