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Cannibalising the Argentine Canon in Washington Cucurto's La Revolución de mayo vivida por los negros (2008).

Most readings of Washington Cucurto's 1810: la revolución de mayo vivida por los negros (2008) centre around its protagonist, José de San Martín, and the alternative May Revolution led by Africans and Afro-Argentines the novel proposes. This essay focuses instead on the novel's highly intricate tran...

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Published in:Hispanófila Vol. 203; pp. 111 - 129
Main Author: Sarasola, Jorge
Format: Article
Published: University of North Carolina Press Spring2025
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