Women and Power in Argentine Literature: Stories, Interviews, and Critical Essays

by Gwendolyn Díaz and Gwendolyn D?az

Book Overview

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 Per?n 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292716494
• ISBN13: 9780292716490
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.3"