New Readings of Silvina Ocampo: Beyond Fantasy

Bys: Patricia N. Klingenberg and Fernanda Zullo-Ruiz

The critical essays in this volume are dedicated to the works of Argentine writer Silvina Ocampo (1903-1993) and introduce readers more fully to a figure who has long been a kind of insider's secret among intellectuals of her country. As the title suggests, the purpose of the volume is to move beyond the codification of Ocampo's use of the supernatural, an early oversimplification of her work. The essays address the quirkiness, cruelty, violence,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855663082
• ISBN13: 9781855663084
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Tamesis Books
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"