Deformative Fictions: Cruelty and Narrative Ethics in Twentieth-Century Latin American Literature

by Ashley Hope Pérez

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Tapping a rich vein of Latin American literature, Deformative Fictions by Ashley Hope P rez excavates works that unsettle, defamiliarize, and disrupt access to the conventional pleasures of reading and interpretation. Close readings highlight the nuances of texts that have been misread, underread, or fetishized because they depart from literary norms, including fiction by Roberto Bola o and Silvina Ocampo. Interweaving rhetorical and narratological...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0814215653

ISBN13:9780814215654

Release Date:April 2024

Publisher:Ohio State University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:1.22 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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