Screen LibraryUrban spaces in contemporary Latin American literature /
"This collection of essays studies the depiction of contemporary urban space in twenty-first century Latin American fiction. The contributors to this volume seek to understand the characteristics that make the representation of the postmodern city in a Latin American context unique. The chapter...
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| Published: |
Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham, Switzerland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Hispanic urban studies
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| Summary: |
"This collection of essays studies the depiction of contemporary urban space in twenty-first century Latin American fiction. The contributors to this volume seek to understand the characteristics that make the representation of the postmodern city in a Latin American context unique. The chapters focus on cities from a wide variety of countries in the region, highlighting the cultural and political effects of neoliberalism and globalization in the contemporary urban scene"-- |
| Carrier Form: | ix, 219 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9783319924373 3319924370 |
| Index Number: | PQ7081 |
| CLC: | I730.065 |
| Call Number: | I730.065/U727 |
| Contents: |
The spatial turn and twentieth-century Latin American fiction / Beyond the ruins of the organized city : urban experiences through the metro in contemporary Mexican literature / Spectral spaces : haunting in the Latin American city / A tale of three cities : urban space in the crack novels (1995-1997) / The night that repeats itself : social dystopia in Managua, Salsa City (¡Devórame Otra Vez!), by Franz Galich / Urban debris and networking imperialism in Un Art |