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This book presents a panoramic view of contemporary Chilean literature from an aesthetic and ideological perspective in connection with the country's recent history.Offers in-depth interviews with representatives of five generations of Chilean writers

que recrea en sus novelas la escritora caribeña Mayra Montero, en los diálogos intertextuales que establece esta producción narrativa con la tradición literaria caribeña, con la cultura, la historia de la región y con tendencias y movimientos estéticos. Se trata de describir e identificar los diálogos, la razón de ser de esos diálogos y las distintas formas en que estos se concretizan en la ficción literaria. Es asumir la heterogeneidad, marginalidad y diversidad de la región, su historia y cultura, sus mestizajes y carácter híbrido como fuente de creación literaria y...

The author of the book analyzes five short stories of one of the most significant writers of modern Latin American literature with a mythocritical and symbological approach. From among the endeavors to define and systematize the ancient literary figures for the interpretation of existence (myth, symbol), the author opts for Gilbert Durand's comprehensive system originating in cultural anthropology as a theoretical foundation and starting point for her analytical strategy. The original and dynamic analyses of the short stories, which, at the same time, respect the aspects indicated by the...

Kids love to be asked questions almost as much as they love to ask them. And asking is important--parents know the value of having meaningful conversations with their kids. In this book you will find the funny answers that Gianni Rodari found when he asked children questions about animals.