{"product_id":"body-of-writing-9780822324515","title":"Body of Writing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on the work of six important Spanish American writers of the twentieth century, this title examines narratives that reflect - in differing yet ultimately complementary ways - the imprint of the author's body, thereby disclosing insights about power, aggression, transgression, and eroticism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eBody of Writing\u003c\/i\u003e is the most advanced piece of criticism on Latin American literature available. Prieto’s unique mixture of theoretical sophistication with elegance of mind and style makes him soar above today’s cacophonous cackle. I know of no better critic of Latin American literature than him.”—Roberto González-Echevarría, author of \u003ci\u003eMyth and Archive: A Theory of Latin American Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A most significant contribution to Spanish American literary criticism. Prieto is a gifted scholar with an unusual talent for reading texts.”—William Luis, author of \u003ci\u003eDance Between Two Cultures: Latino Caribbean Literature Written in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Original, witty and passionate, \u003ci\u003eBody of Writing\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to interest Hispanists and non-Hispanists alike. I can think of few Latin Americanists capable of producing readings as energetic and elegant as Prieto's.”—Gustavo Pérez Firmat, author of \u003ci\u003eNext Year in Cuba\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife on the Hyphen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e 1 Julio Cortazar's perpetual exile 17\u003cbr\u003e 2 More than meets the I: Guillermo Cabrera Infante's La Habana para un Infante difunto 75\u003cbr\u003e 3 The excremental vision of GGabriel Garcia Marquez 101\u003cbr\u003e 4 The Degraded body in the work of Severo Sarduy 135\u003cbr\u003e 5 Rewriting the body: renewal through language in the work of Rosario Castellanos 173\u003cbr\u003e 6 The body of pleasure in Tununa Mercado's Canon de alcoba 2123\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion 240\u003cbr\u003e Notes 255\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography 275\u003cbr\u003e Index 285","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406024679767,"sku":"9780822324515","price":80.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/body-of-writing-9780822324515","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}