Latin American Literature

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Latin American Literature

Latin American Literature showcases the literature of Mexico, South America, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

While writers such as popular Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez will be familiar to modern readers, the literary culture of this area is far more extensive and diverse than many readers appreciate.

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Latest articles in Latin American Literature

The Spectre of Bajo de Patillas

This is a summary of the story of the Spectre of Bajo de Patillas.

Mar 9, 2012 – Michael Yach

Jose Saramago's "Death with Interruptions" Book Club Guide

Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago's "Death with Interruptions" is a rollicking tale of language, life, and love - joyful even when writing about death.

Jan 8, 2012 – Leah Abramovitz

Alejo Carpentier's Latin America: Lost and Found

The master narrator found an ignored Latin America in the "unexpected alteration of reality" of her marvelous time warp.

Oct 4, 2011 – Egberto Almenas

José Martí, Literature, and the United States

He waged a war armed with the most lethal of weapons.

Jul 24, 2011 – Egberto Almenas

Hostos' Philosophy and Modernism in Latin America

The late thinker sought to modernize the subcontinent by prefiguring a new breed of literary expression.

Jan 31, 2011 – Egberto Almenas

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