The Restless Dead: Necrowriting and Disappropriation

(Part of the Critical Mexican Studies Series)

by Cristina Rivera Garza

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Based on comparative readings of contemporary books from Latin America, Spain, and the United States, the essays in this book present a radical critique against strategies of literary appropriation that were once thought of as neutral, and even concomitant, components of the writing process. Debunking the position of the author as the center of analysis, Cristina Rivera Garza argues for the communality--a term used by anthropologist Floriberto D az...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0826501214

ISBN13:9780826501219

Release Date:October 2020

Publisher:Vanderbilt University Press

Length:188 Pages

Weight:0.64 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Literary Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Social Science Social Sciences

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