Manuel Zapata Olivella and the "Darkening" of Latin American Literature is an examination of the fictional work of one of Latin America's most prolific, yet overlooked, writers. Born in Colombia to parents of mixed ancestry, Zapata Olivella used his novels to explore the plight of the downtrodden in his nation and by extension the experience of blacks in other parts of the Americas. Author Antonio D. Tillis offers a critical examination of Zapata Olivella's major works of fiction from the 1940s to the 1990s, including Tierra mojada (1947); Pasion vagabunda (1949); He...
Manuel Zapata Olivella and the "Darkening" of Latin American Literature is an examination of the fictional work of one of Latin America's most ...
Spain's only former colony in sub-Saharan Africa, Equatorial Guinea is home to a literature of transition--songs of freedom in which authors reflect on their identity within the context of recent colonialism and dictatorship.
An Introduction to the Literature of Equatorial Guinea is the first book-length critical study of this literature, a multigenre analysis encompassing fifty years of poetry, drama, essays, and prose fiction. Both resident and exiled authors offer insights into the impact of colonialism and dictatorship under Spanish rule and consider the fruits of...
Spain's only former colony in sub-Saharan Africa, Equatorial Guinea is home to a literature of transition--songs of freedom in which authors reflec...