Spanish American fiction since 1940 A
Proposed to be offered next in 1996
8 points * 3 hours per week * Second semester * Clayton
Developments in narrative technique in fiction from Mexico and the Caribbean rim in the second half of the twentieth century. The texts chosen for study are particularly concerned with the condition of the writer in contemporary Spanish America and with approaches to common sociopolitical problems of the region.
Assessment
Written (3000 words): 50% * Examinations (3 hours): 50%
Prescribed texts
Asturias M A El Señor Presidente Losada
Carpentier A Los pasos perdidos Cátedra
Fuentes C La muerte de Artemio Cruz Fondo de Cultura Económica
Márquez G G Cien años de soledad Cátedra