latin american literature

Describes how Latin America was affected by the Cold War, discussing how different cities and countries felt the brunt of the global tensions.

Literary Masters is one series of the trio that makes up the Gale Study Guides to Great Literature (the others are Literary Masterpieces and Literary Topics). Each Literary Masters volume introduces a significant author and covers basic biographical information. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, born in Columbia in South America, studied law before he began his writing career as a journalist. Traveling widely through Europe, his writing reflects his travels and he is known for "magic realism", the mixture of fantasy and actuality that has made him the most widely read novelist writing in Spanish.

Presents the literary and cultural heritage of Latin America from the colonial period through the twentieth century and examines texts from the early explorers, military and religious groups, political and native influences, and women writers.

Relates historical events to the literature and poetry that was written because the event happened. Contains a side-by-side chronology of events and the event-inspired literature from the year 1500 B.C. to 1998 A.D.

A collective biography profiling the lives of eight Latin American writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez, Jorge Amado, and Isabel Allende.