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Childhood is a fundamental theme in the works of Ana Maria Matute, and also one of the key issues for the study of the aesthetic narrative of the writer. This thesis presents an analysis of the image of childhood in the works of Matute written for adults, observed in two distinct literary contexts: that of the realistic novels and of the fantastic works. This division also corresponds, though not mathematically, to the two creative periods of the writer, so that the continuity and evolution of both the theme and the aesthetic techniques throughout the author's entire literary career can be...

Eugenia. Esbozo novelesco de costumbres futuras (1919) fue la obra que inauguró el género de la ciencia ficción en México. Escrita por el autor cubano-mexicano Eduardo Urzaiz Rodríguez, la trama se sitúa en la ciudad ficcional de Villautopía, que evoca a la ciudad mexicana de Mérida, en el año 2218. A través de los ojos de la protagonista, Celiana, conocemos la transformación del mundo en los últimos siglos, con una sociedad que ha incorporado los avances tecnológicos a su vida cotidiana (como lo son los trenes y aviones ultra veloces, así como diminutas máquinas de escritura), ...

Aquest llibre contribueix al debat sobre la figura i rellevància de l'obra de Zora Neale Hurston, insigne predecessora de les escriptores afroamericanes actuals. A més d'estudiar la manera que Hurston aplica a la literatura idees sobre política racial de gènere, s'exposa el procés pel qual es va convertir en una figura clau en la lluita per la transformació del cànon literari nord-americà.

Gabriel García Márquez is considered one of the most significant authors in the Spanish language. Rising to prominence with One Hundred Years of Solitude, his fiction is widely read and studied throughout the world. This invaluable Guide gives a wide-ranging but in-depth survey of the global debate over García Márquez's fiction. It explores the major critical responses to his key works, devoting two whole chapters to One Hundred Years of Solitude. It also examines García Márquez's lesser-known short fiction, his place in the Boom, magical realism and his influence on other writers. Jay...