Through theoretical, philosophical, cultural, political, and historical analysis, Horacio Legras views the myriad factors that have both formed and stifled the integration of peripheral experiences into Latin American literature. Despite these barriers, Legras reveals a handful of contemporary authors who have attempted in earnest to present marginalized voices to the Western world. His deep and insightful analysis of key works by novelists Juan Jose Saer "(The Witness), " Nellie Campobello "(Cartucho), " Roa Bastos "(Son of Man), " and Jose Maria Arguedas "(The Fox from Up Above and the Fox...