Washington, D.C. : Board of Editors of the Hispanic American Review
Location:
Library, University of Illinois
Related Item Details:
83(2) : pg. 361-363
Notes:
This article reviews two books by Ilan Stavans "Art and Anger: Essays on Politics and the Imagination" and "Imagining Columbus: The Literary Voyage." The author states, "At their best, these books offer insightful new readings of the ways in which literature has shaped the history of Latin America, from the moment Columbus read Marco Polo to the years Gabriel García Márquez has spend as an informal advisor to Fidel Castro." He later states, "'Art and Anger' is a collection of essays mostly about literature and politics in Latin America. Some are intended to introduce lesser-known writers such as Felipe Alfau, Ricardo Piglia, and Alfred Bryce Echenique, to a North American audience. Others reassess the titans of Latin American letters, such as Octavio Paz, Gabriel García Márquez, and Mario Vargas Llosa."