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| Author | : AngŽlica Gorodischer |
| Publsiher | : Small Beer Press |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 2014-01-02 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1618730193 |
| Rating | : 4.7/5 (31 downloads) |
Emperors, empresses, storytellers, thievesand the Natural History of Ferrets.
| Author | : Angelica Gorodischer |
| Publsiher | : iBooks |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Latin America |
| ISBN | : 9781416504115 |
| Rating | : 4.4/5 (165 downloads) |
In eleven chapters, Kalpa Imperial's multiple storytellers relate the story of a fabled nameless empire which has risen and fallen innumerable times.
| Author | : Dale Knickerbocker |
| Publsiher | : University of Illinois Press |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2018-05-04 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0252050428 |
| Rating | : 4.0/5 (54 downloads) |
Anthologies, awards, journals, and works in translation have sprung up to reflect science fiction's increasingly international scope. Yet scholars and students alike face a problem. Where does one begin to explore global SF in the absence of an established canon? Lingua Cosmica opens the door to some of the creators in the vanguard of international science fiction. Eleven experts offer innovative English-language scholarship on figures ranging from Cuban pioneer Daína Chaviano to Nigerian filmmaker Olatunde Osunsanmi to the Hugo Award-winning Chinese writer Liu Cixin. These essays invite readers to ponder the themes, formal elements, and unique cultural characteristics within the works of these irreplaceable—if too-little-known—artists. Dale Knickerbocker includes fantasists and genre-benders pushing SF along new evolutionary paths even as they draw on the traditions of their own literary cultures. Includes essays on Daína Chaviano (Cuba), Jacek Dukaj (Poland), Jean-Claude Dunyac (France), Andreas Eschbach (Germany), Angélica Gorodischer (Argentina), Sakyo Komatsu (Japan), Liu Cixin (China), Laurent McAllister (Yves Meynard and Jean-Louis Trudel, Francophone Canada), Olatunde Osunsanmi (Nigeria), Johanna Sinisalo (Finland), and Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (Russia). Contributors: Alexis Brooks de Vita, Pawel Frelik, Yvonne Howell, Yolanda Molina-Gavilán, Vibeke Rützou Petersen, Amy J. Ransom, Hanna-Riikka Roine, Hanna Samola, Mingwei Song, Tatsumi Takayuki, Juan Carlos Toledano Redondo, and Natacha Vas-Deyres.
| Author | : AngŽlica Gorodischer |
| Publsiher | : Small Beer Press |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2015-07-20 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1618731009 |
| Rating | : 4.7/5 (31 downloads) |
An enchanting incantatory novel of the women whose lives pass through a nineteenth century boarding house. Moving, subtle, and dreamlike.
| Author | : Gwendolyn Díaz |
| Publsiher | : University of Texas Press |
| Total Pages | : 392 |
| Release | : 2010-01-01 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9780292782297 |
| Rating | : 4.2/5 (927 downloads) |
The astonishing talent of Argentine women writers belies the struggles they have faced—not merely as overlooked authors, but as women of conviction facing oppression. The patriarchal pressures of the Perón years, the terror of the Dirty War, and, more recently, the economic collapse that gripped the nation in 2001 created such repressive conditions that some writers, such as Luisa Valenzuela, left the country for long periods. Not surprisingly, power has become an inescapable theme in Argentine women's fiction, and this collection shows how the dynamics of power capture not only the political world but also the personal one. Whether their characters are politicians and peasants, torturers and victims, parents and children, or lovers male and female, each writer explores the effects of power as it is exercised by or against women. The fifteen writers chosen for Women and Power in Argentine Literature include famous names such as Valenzuela, as well as authors anthologized for the first time, most notably María Kodama, widow of Jorge Luis Borges. Each chapter begins with a "verbal portrait," editor Gwendolyn Díaz's personal impression of the author at ease, formed through hours of conversation and interviews. A biographical essay and critical commentary follow, with emphasis on the work included in this anthology. Díaz's interviews, translated from Spanish, and finally the stories themselves—only three of which have been previously published in English—complete the chapters. The extraordinary depth of these chapters reflects the nuanced, often controversial portrayals of power observed by Argentine women writers. Inspiring as well as insightful, Women and Power in Argentine Literature is ultimately about women who, in Díaz's words, "choose to speak their truth regardless of the consequences."
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| Author | : Anne E. Duggan Ph.D. |
| Publsiher | : ABC-CLIO |
| Total Pages | : 1590 |
| Release | : 2016-02-12 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1610692543 |
| Rating | : 4.6/5 (925 downloads) |
Encyclopedic in its coverage, this one-of-a-kind reference is ideal for students, scholars, and others who need reliable, up-to-date information on folk and fairy tales, past and present. • Provides encyclopedic coverage of folktales and fairy tales from around the globe • Covers not only the history of the fairy tale, but also topics of contemporary importance such as the fairy tale in manga, television, pop music, and music videos • Brings together the study of geography, culture, history, and anthropology • Revises and expands an award-winning work to now include a full volume of selected tales and texts
| Author | : Juris Dilevko |
| Publsiher | : ABC-CLIO |
| Total Pages | : 555 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1591583535 |
| Rating | : 4.5/5 (835 downloads) |
What people in North America learn about other cultures and countries is often filtered through Western perspectives and sensibilities. One way to get beyond that sometimes-one-dimensional view is to sample stories of other countries and cultures as told by people who live in those lands and speak their languages.
| Author | : Kathy S. Leonard |
| Publsiher | : Scarecrow Press |
| Total Pages | : 360 |
| Release | : 2007-09-19 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9780810866607 |
| Rating | : 4.8/5 (18 downloads) |
There is a wealth of published literature in English by Latin American women writers, but such material can be difficult to locate due to the lack of available bibliographic resources. In addition, the various types of published narrative (short stories, novels, novellas, autobiographies, and biographies) by Latin American women writers has increased significantly in the last ten to fifteen years. To address the lack of bibliographic resources, Kathy Leonard has compiled Latin American Women Writers: A Resource Guide to Titles in English. This reference includes all forms of narrative-short story, autobiography, novel, novel excerpt, and others-by Latin American women dating from 1898 to 2007. More than 3,000 individual titles are included by more than 500 authors. This includes nearly 200 anthologies, more than 100 autobiographies/biographies or other narrative, and almost 250 novels written by more than 100 authors from 16 different countries. For the purposes of this bibliography, authors who were born in Latin America and either continue to live there or have immigrated to the United States are included. Also, titles of pieces are listed as originally written, in either Spanish or Portuguese. If the book was originally written in English, a phrase to that effect is included, to better reflect the linguistic diversity of narrative currently being published. This volume contains seven indexes: Authors by Country of Origin, Authors/Titles of Work, Titles of Work/Authors, Autobiographies/Biographies and Other Narrative, Anthologies, Novels and Novellas in Alphabetical Order by Author, and Novels and Novellas by Authors' Country of Origin. Reflecting the increase in literary production and the facilitation of materials, this volume contains a comprehensive listing of narrative pieces in English by Latin American women writers not found in any other single volume currently on the market. This work of reference will be of special interest to scholars, students, and instructors interested in narrative works in English by Latin American women authors. It will also help expose new generations of readers to the highly creative and diverse literature being produced by these writers.
| Author | : Richard Young |
| Publsiher | : Scarecrow Press |
| Total Pages | : 748 |
| Release | : 2010-12-18 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9780810874985 |
| Rating | : 4.8/5 (18 downloads) |
The Historical Dictionary of Latin American Literature and Theater provides users with an accessible single-volume reference tool covering Portuguese-speaking Brazil and the 16 Spanish-speaking countries of continental Latin America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela). Entries for authors, from the early colonial period to the present, give succinct biographical data and an account of the author's literary production, with particular attention to their most prominent works and where they belong in literary history.
| Author | : Andrew Hammond |
| Publsiher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 826 |
| Release | : 2020-09-04 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 3030389731 |
| Rating | : 4.3/5 (897 downloads) |
This book offers a comprehensive guide to global literary engagement with the Cold War. Eschewing the common focus on national cultures, the collection defines Cold War literature as an international current focused on the military and ideological conflicts of the age and characterised by styles and approaches that transcended national borders. Drawing on specialists from across the world, the volume analyses the period’s fiction, poetry, drama and autobiographical writings in three sections: dominant concerns (socialism, decolonisation, nuclearism, propaganda, censorship, espionage), common genres (postmodernism, socialism realism, dystopianism, migrant poetry, science fiction, testimonial writing) and regional cultures (Asia, Africa, Oceania, Europe and the Americas). In doing so, the volume forms a landmark contribution to Cold War literary studies which will appeal to all those working on literature of the 1945-1989 period, including specialists in comparative literature, postcolonial literature, contemporary literature and regional literature.
| Author | : Victoria Carpenter |
| Publsiher | : Peter Lang |
| Total Pages | : 326 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Collective memory in literature |
| ISBN | : 9783039119288 |
| Rating | : 4.0/5 (391 downloads) |
This volume addresses the representation of history and collective memory in Latin American literature. The book presents a variety of novel perspectives on the subject, linked by the common themes of the subjectivity of time and history, literature used as a political tool and the representation of marginalized groups. The collection takes an original approach to viewing national histories as represented in literature by adopting a cross-disciplinary position. While there are other publications addressing some of the issues raised in this collection, this book goes beyond literary representations of history. The essays collected here examine technological, political and social developments as a means of creating, re-structuring and (in some cases) potentially destroying nations.
| Author | : |
| Publsiher | : |
| Total Pages | : 470 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Arts, Modern |
| ISBN | : |
| Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
| Author | : Sara Castro-Klaren |
| Publsiher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 712 |
| Release | : 2013-03-21 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1118661354 |
| Rating | : 4.6/5 (613 downloads) |
A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture reflects the changes that have taken place in cultural theory and literary criticism since the latter part of the twentieth century. Written by more than thirty experts in cultural theory, literary history, and literary criticism, this authoritative and up-to-date reference places major authors in the complex cultural and historical contexts that have compelled their distinctive fiction, essays, and poetry. This allows the reader to more accurately interpret the esteemed but demanding literature of authors such as Jorge Luis Borges, Mario Vargas Llosa, Octavio Paz, and Diamela Eltit. Key authors whose work has defined a period, or defied borders, as in the cases of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, César Vallejo, and Gabriel García Márquez, are also discussed in historical and theoretical context. Additional essays engage the reader with in-depth discussions of forms and genres, and discussions of architecture, music, and film. This text provides the historical background to help the reader understand the people and culture that have defined Latin American literature and its reception. Each chapter also includes short selected bibliographic guides and recommendations for further reading.
| Author | : |
| Publsiher | : |
| Total Pages | : 171 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : American fiction |
| ISBN | : |
| Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
| Author | : Mónica Szurmuk |
| Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 671 |
| Release | : 2022-12-08 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1108982646 |
| Rating | : 4.9/5 (826 downloads) |
How do we address the idea of the literary now at the end of the second decade in the 21st century? Many traditional categories obscure or overlook significant contemporary forms of cultural production. This volume looks at literature and culture in general in this hinge period. Latin American Literature in Transition 1980-2018 examines the ways literary culture complicates national or area studies understandings of cultural production. Topics point to fresh, intersectional understandings of cultural practice, while keeping in mind the ongoing stakes in a struggle over material and intangible cultural and political borders that are being reinforced in formidable ways.
| Author | : Robin Anne Reid |
| Publsiher | : Greenwood |
| Total Pages | : 416 |
| Release | : 2008-12-30 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780313335891 |
| Rating | : 4.3/5 (133 downloads) |
"Examines women's contributions to science fiction and fantasy across a range of media and genres, such as fiction, nonfiction, film, television, art, comics, graphic novels, and music."--
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| Publsiher | : |
| Total Pages | : 700 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Libraries |
| ISBN | : |
| Rating | : 4./5 ( downloads) |
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.
