La narración artística como documento

This analysis shows that Reinaldo Arenas' work is one of exile and alienation. Arenas, as a human being as well as an author, suffered all forms of exile, and these influence the structure of his work. In his literary work, as well as in his life, all the definitions of exile given by sociology are present; that of inner exile, to which Arenas added a new characteristic, and that of territorial exile as well. His work represents the vision of the marginated, imprisoned, persecuted, rejected. The purpose of his novels and poetry is to reveal, from a historical reconstruction, the explanation...

"As much as in other countries, there is a bildungsroman novel in Spanish America like the ones of Güiraldes, Vargas Llosa, and Pacheco. However, less studied is the same genre of novel written by women. Examines growing pains and search for freedom in a patriarchal society in the works of Elena Poniatowska, Rosario Castellanos, Claribel Alegría, Rosario Ferré, and Beatriz Guido. Interesting contribution to the growing body of studies on these writers"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Brings together 35 selections by both well-known and relatively unknown authors from all the major Latina communities in the United States. Includes selections that represent the major lifestyles or issues confronting Latinas today, including sexual and personal oppression, family relations, traditional and new ways of exploring the female identity and relationships with men.

Este libro, fruto del trabajo conjunto de investigación del Centro de Estudios de Promoción de la Lectura y la Literatura Infantil (CEPLI) y de la Fundación Cuatrogatos, propone una mirada a la obra de veinticinco autores de narrativa para niños de España y América Latina. La guía está concebida como un recurso para que los mediadores entre los libros y los lectores acerquen la narrativa a las nuevas generaciones, y también como un puente más para vincular a los escritores, editores y estudiosos de la literatura infantil y juvenil que trabajan desde las dos orillas del Atlántico.