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 ...
After generations of being rendered virtually invisible by the US academy in critical anthologies and literary histories, writing by Latin Americans of African ancestry has become represented by a booming corpus of intellectual and critical investigation. This volume aims to provide an introduction to the literary worlds and perceptions of national culture and identity of authors from Spanish-America, Brazil, and uniquely, Equatorial Guinea, thus contextually connecting Africa to the history of Spanish colonization.
After generations of being rendered virtually invisible by the US academy in critical anthologies and literary histories, writing by Latin Americans o...