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DIALECTICAL GEOGRAPHIES IN CONTEMPORARY CHILEAN LITERATURE: THE CASE OF DIAMELA ELTIT'S NARRATIVE PRODUCTION.

A literary criticism of the contemporary literature in Chile is presented. It discusses dialectical geographies, writers like Álvar Núñez, Bernal Díaz and Guy Davenport and explores the spatial representations in novels like "Lumpérica", "Por la patria" and "El cuarto mundo". Also discussed is the...

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Published in:Romance Notes Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 31 - 41
Main Author: Pastén B., J. Agustín
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: University of North Carolina Press 2014
Subjects:
Lumperica (Book)
Por la patria (Book)
El cuarto mundo (Book)
Davenport, Guy, 1927-2005
Eltit, Diamela, 1949-
Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, fl. 16th century
Díaz del Castillo, Bernal, 1496-1584
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:A literary criticism of the contemporary literature in Chile is presented. It discusses dialectical geographies, writers like Álvar Núñez, Bernal Díaz and Guy Davenport and explores the spatial representations in novels like "Lumpérica", "Por la patria" and "El cuarto mundo". Also discussed is the theme of neoliberalism and racism in the works of writer Diamela Eltit.