Cicatrices: Central American Fiction in the 21st Century

by Jeffrey Browitt

Book Overview

Cicatrices provides an understanding of the mood in Central American fiction over the last five years. Many recent novels and short stories are aesthetic responses to a difficult social, political and economic landscape dominated by neoliberal adjustment, drug trafficking, corruption and the struggle to establish fully democratic societies. Herein is a mix of male and female authors spread across five Central American countries: Guatemala, Nicaragua,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845199987
• ISBN13: 9781845199982
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.7" x 8.7"