Borges and Kafka, Bolaño and Bloom: Latin American Authors and the Western Canon

by Juan E de Castro and Juan E. De Castro

At a time in which many in the United States see Spanish America as a distinct and, for some, threatening culture clearly differentiated from that of Europe and the US, it may be of use to look at the works of some of the most representative and celebrated writers from the region to see how they imagined their relationship to Western culture and literature. In fact, while authors across stylistic and political divides--like Gabriela Mistral, Jorge...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826502490
• ISBN13: 9780826502490
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"