Latin American Short Fiction (Critical Survey of Short Fiction)
Overview
As common and somewhat acceptable as the term “Latin American literature” is as a functional label for literature produced in the “Latin” countries of the Americas, most anthologists and scholars tend to take time to apologize for its usage or, at least, to justify its usage in the face of some opposition. The basic contention is valid: Latin America is not a distinctive geographical or geopolitical space. Nor is it a culturally homogenous space. The term is a convenience, but it is a convenience that is rooted in some basic facts of history. For the purposes...
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