For almost twenty years, Ilan Stavans—described by the Washington Post as "Latin America’s liveliest and boldest critic and most innovative cultural enthusiast"—has interviewed path-breaking intellect
Of the 110 letters pertaining to the last seven years of Quevedo's life (1639-1645), 42 were composed during his four-year imprisonment in San Marcos de Leon. They are extensive and addressed to two d
"Think with the few and speak with the many," "Friends are a second existence," and "Be able to forget" are among this volume's 300 pithy maxims on politics, professional life, and personal developmen
'The Lesson of the Master' - a memoir and essays - is an indispensable work for Borges readers of all kinds. Di Giovanni is the only translator to have had Borges to hand on a daily basis to contradic
Lydia Cabrera (1900-1991), an upper-class white Cuban intellectual, spent many years traveling through Cuba collecting oral histories, stories, and music from Cubans of African descent. Her work is c
In four essays, Beverly (Hispanic languages and literature, U. of Pittsburgh) examines the controversial narrative of Latin American "witnessing" by analyzing the Stoll/Menchu debate on the latter's t
Avellaneda (1814-73) was born and educated in Cuba, but lived in Spain during the most productive period of a 30-year writing career that established her as one of the 19th-century Hispanic world's mo
Tracing the beginnings of a bourgeois literature in Golden Age Spain, Francisco Sanchez examines works by Baltasar Gracian (1601-1658), major picaresque texts--particularly Lazarillo de Tormes (1554)
Sixteen international academics and independent scholars contribute 15 essays exploring how and where literary art intersects with and speaks to issues of identity and culture in Latin America. Eight
Madrid native Postlewate (Spanish, U. of Texas-Arlington) analyzes narratives by Hispanic women published during the 1990s: Soledad Puertolas' Recuerdos de otra persona and Rosa Montero's La hija del
Tras casarse muy joven y ser madre, Gioconda Belli se unio al clandestino y emergente movimiento Sandinista, sustituyendo su deseo de ser una buena esposa por la necesidad de vivir una vida plena y co
Tracing the development of Borges' metaphysics through a close reading of his work, this volume examines his philosophical worries, reflections, and musings as they appear in his fiction, essays, and
Antonio Porchia (1886-1968) was born in Italy and immigrated to Argentina with his mother and six siblings upon his father's death. He first worked in the port of Buenos Aires as a basket weaver, and
"...Unamuno often entertains a view of the universe as an enormous system of embedded and embedding forms, structures nested within other structures in seemingly endless series." -From The Great Chias
Chronicles the author's life from his birth in the Jewish ghetto in Mexico City to Israel to the United States, discussing his days as a student activist, a theology student, and finally as a professo
The Pinochet dictatorship in Chile engaged in torture, killing, and persecution during the 1970-80s. This study examines testimonial works by survivors and witnesses and sheds light on the role of alt
It is well known that Jorge Luis Borges was a translator, but this has been considered a curious minor aspect of his literary achievement. Few have been aware of the number of texts he translated, the
It is well known that Jorge Luis Borges was a translator, but this has been considered a curious minor aspect of his literary achievement. Few have been aware of the number of texts he translated, the
Although Luis Buñuel, one of the great filmmakers of the century, was notoriously reluctant to discuss his own work in public, he wrote--and wrote well--on many subjects over the years. This collectio
