Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan by Isabella L Bird

Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan by Isabella L Bird

This book explores the environment and cultural context of Colombian political novels published between 1951 and 1987. Challenging the label of novelas de la violencia, the author analyses them as products of their own historical time and takes into account their broader implications, such as their representation of the society they narrate. These novels are shown to be the product of political and ideological issues: the real preoccupations of the writers were the balance of power, social dysfunctionality and the need for reform in a society transitioning from rural to urban. These issues are traced in a close reading of representative novels, in which feature letrados and intellectuals and their role in the evolution of society, culture, literature and power in twentieth-century Colombia. With its critical-theoretical approach, this book constitutes a significant and innovative contribution to the debate on Latin American culture and literature.

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ISBN 13	9780860682783
ISBN 10	0860682781
Title	Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan
Author	Isabella L Bird
Series	Virago Travellers
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	1988-07-28
Number of pages	416
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