Lights of Home A Century of Latin American Writers in Paris

Name: Lights of Home A Century of Latin American Writers in Paris
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ISBN: 9780415940139

ISBN-10: 0415940133

ISBN-13: 9780415940139

Edition: 2003

Authors: Jason Weiss

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An exploration of the peculiar role of Paris as a key location in the Latin American literary landscape. This was the place where canonical Latin American writers converged, including Garcia-Marquez, Vargas-Llosa, Paz, and Neruda.

Book details

List price: $43.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 10/11/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.06" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.792



List of Illustrations


Preface


Introduction: The Lure of Paris



The Voyage Out (1893-1939)


The French Reception



Writers' Beginnings




Clarifying Sojourns




Diplomatic Pastures



Tradition of Pilgrimage: The Dream City



Interstitial Spaces




Transgressive Gestures



Outside Looking In: Paris, City of Exiles



The Privileged Eye: Writing from Distance




Tsuris of the Margins



Living in Another Language: The Problem of Audience, Community



The Translated Self




New World Transplants: Foreigners in French




Academicien



Conclusion: The Lights of Home


Notes


Bibliography


Index