{"product_id":"developments-9781433119415","title":"Developments","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDevelopments: Encounters of Formation in the Latin American and Hispanic\/Latino Bildungsroman,\u003c\/i\u003e a notable contribution for students and scholars of Latin American, Brazilian, Hispanic and Latino literature, explores a significant but overlooked area in the literary production of the twentieth century: the connections between development and the narrative of formation after World War II. Recognizing development as a discursive construction that shapes significantly modern national identity in Latin America, Alejandro Latinez argues that its ideals and narrative relate to the Bildungsroman genre  the narrative of formation or development. The study presents a historical background of similar ideals of development in Latin America as well as reflects on a seminal philosophical interplay about youth and modern national identity between the Mexican authors Samuel Ramos and Octavio Paz. Furthermore, it examines Mario Vargas Llosa's 1963 \u003ci\u003eLa ciudad y los perros,\u003c\/i\u003e José Lezama Lima's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: From the Pelado to the Pachuco. Adolescents Defining Mexican Identity – \u003ci\u003eLa ciudad y los perros\u003c\/i\u003e, Military Schooling and Development – \u003ci\u003eParadiso\u003c\/i\u003e and the Revolutionary Cuba: Between Two Narratives – \u003ci\u003eLa noche de Tlatelolco\u003c\/i\u003e. Youth Sacrifice in the Name of Modernity – Clarice Lispector, Brazilian Development and the Education of the Hybrid – The Voices of Esperanza and Negi; the Hispanic\/Latino Development.","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039549653335,"sku":"9781433119415","price":54.63,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433119415.jpg?v=1750944049","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/developments-9781433119415","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}