Miguel Barnet's Cimarrón, the Real Thing? A Gastrocritical Approach.

This article presents a literary criticism for the book "Biografía de un cimarrón," by Miguel Barnet. The author comments on the genre of literature to which this work belongs, known as the testimonio. She also discusses the book's place in Latin American literature, history, and society. An examina...

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Publicado en:	Afro-Hispanic Review Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 59 - 69
Autor principal:	DE MAESENEER, RITA
Formato:	Literary Criticism
Publicado:	Afro-Hispanic Review Fall2011
Materias:	Biografia de un cimarron (Book) Barnet, Miguel, 1940- Biography (Literary form) Latin American literature Literature & history Literary characters Narrative discourse analysis Literary form
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Sumario:	This article presents a literary criticism for the book "Biografía de un cimarrón," by Miguel Barnet. The author comments on the genre of literature to which this work belongs, known as the testimonio. She also discusses the book's place in Latin American literature, history, and society. An examination of the text, the tensions that exist between reality and fiction, and an analysis of the book's characters is also provided.