The modern Latin American novel / Raymond Leslie Williams.

Author/creator Williams, Raymond L.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Twayne Publishers ; London : Prentice Hall International, ©1998.
Descriptionxv, 177 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesTwayne's critical history of the novel
Twayne's critical history of the novel. ^A239014
Contents Introduction to modernist fiction in Latin America (1945-1957) -- The novels of Miguel Angel Asturias -- The novels of Agustín Yáñez -- The novels of Alejo Carpentier -- The novels of Leopoldo Marechal and Juan Carlos Onetti -- The rise of the Brazilian modernist novel: Lins Do Rêgo, Amado, Ramos, and de Queiroz -- Introduction to the Boom -- The novels of Carlos Fuentes -- The novels of Julio Cortázar -- The novels of Mario Vargas Llosa -- The novels of Gabriel García Márquez -- Inside and outside the Boom -- Introduction to postmodern fiction in Latin America -- Postmodern fiction in South America -- Postmodern fiction in Mexico and the Caribbean -- Conclusions: toward a modern, postmodern, and postnational novel.
Local noteLittle-323646--305131021566X
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 169-170) and index.
LCCN 98025148
ISBN0805716556 (alk. paper)