Questing Fictions

Latin America’s Family Romance

1986
Author:

Djelal Kadir
Foreword by Terry Cochran

Analyzes 20th-century Latin American fiction in the light of contemporary literary theory and focuses on the predicament of writers caught between the cultural domination of Europe and the need to strive for cultural autonomy.

Analyzes 20th-century Latin American fiction in the light of contemporary literary theory and focuses on the predicament of writers caught between the cultural domination of Europe and the need to strive for cultural autonomy.

“Questing Fictions presents countless topics for debate and future exploration of the founding fictions of Latin American narratives.” Romance Quarterly

Djelal Kadir is an Edwin Erle Sparks professor of Comparative Literature at Penn State University.

“Questing Fictions presents countless topics for debate and future exploration of the founding fictions of Latin American narratives.” Romance Quarterly