Writing and the Revolution: Venezuelan Metafiction 2004-2012

by Katie Brown

Book Overview

In contrast to recent theories of the 'global' Latin American novel, this book reveals the enduring importance of the national in contemporary Venezuelan fiction, arguing that the novels studied respond to both the nationalist and populist cultural policies of the Bolivarian Revolution and
Venezuela's literary isolation. The latter results from factors including the legacy of the Boom and historically low levels of emigration from Venezuela. Grounded...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800854919
• ISBN13: 9781800854918
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 210 Pages