{"product_id":"gunshots-at-the-fiesta-literature-and-politics-in-latin-america-hardcover","title":"Gunshots at the Fiesta: Literature and Politics in Latin America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaarten Van Delden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eYvon Grenier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe product of a unique collaboration between a literary critic (Van Delden) and a political scientist (Grenier), this book looks at the relationship between literature and politics in Latin America, a region where these two domains exist in closer proximity than perhaps anywhere else in the Western world. The apparently seamless blending of literature and politics is reflected in the explicitly political content of much of the continent's writing, as well as in the highly visible political roles played by many Latin American intellectuals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet the authors of this book argue that the relationship between the two realms is much more complex and fraught with tension than is nowadays recognized. In examining these tensions, and in revealing the diverse ways in which literature and politics intersect in the Latin American cultural tradition, \u003ci\u003eGunshots at the Fiesta\u003c\/i\u003e offers a lively challenge to the current tendency--especially strong in the U.S. academy--to read Latin American literature through a narrowly political prism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors argue that one can only understand the nature of the dialogue between literature and politics if one begins by recognizing the different logics that operate in these different domains. Using this idea of the different logics of politics and literature as a guiding thread, Van Delden and Grenier offer bold new readings of major authors such as José Martí, Octavio Paz, Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel García Márquez, and Mario Vargas Llosa, as well as compelling interpretations of works by less-frequently-discussed figures such as Claribel Alegría, Marisol Martín del Campo and Víctor Hugo Rascón Banda.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fresh and stimulating perspective on the relationship between literature and politics in Latin America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaarten van Delden\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Latin American literature and Chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at UCLA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYvon Grenier\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the Department of Political Science at St. Francis Xavier University.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.8 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48290063024377,"sku":"9780826516343","price":35.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/9epSgIY0Tx9780826516343.webp?v=1776276959","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/gunshots-at-the-fiesta-literature-and-politics-in-latin-america-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}