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 testimonial or concentration camp literature from Chile.Praise for Ariel Dorfman One of the most important voices coming out of Latin America. -Salman Rushdie A remarkable writer . . . writing out of a very different cultural perspective from comfortable American readers. -Digby Diehl, Los Angeles Herald Examiner One of the six greatest Latin American novelists. -Jacobo Timmerman, Newsweek
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Publisher
Duke University Press
ISBN-13
9780822312697
eBay Product ID (ePID)
91953269
Product Key Features
Book Title
Some Write to the Future: Essays on Contemporary Latin American Fiction
Author
Ariel Dorfman
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literary Theory
Publication Year
1992
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Ariel Dorfman
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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