Latinocanadá: A Critical Study of Ten Latin American Writers of Canada

Hugh Hazelton

2007년 5월 · McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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The exiles, immigrants, and travellers represented in Latinocanadá include Jorge Etcheverry (Chile), Margarita Feliciano (Argentina), Gilberto Flores Patiño (Mexico), Alfredo Lavergne (Chile), Alfonso Quijada Urías (El Salvador), Nela Rio (Argentina), Alejandro Saravia (Bolivia), Yvonne América Truque (Colombia), Pablo Urbanyi (Argentina), and Leandro Urbina (Chile). Their poetry and prose ranges from magic realism to tragedy to satire to science fiction and often depicts the experience of adapting and settling in Canada. Hugh Hazelton discusses the historical background, national literatures, and contemporary trends in the authors' countries of origin. He also includes a detailed analysis of each author's work, influences, and themes and their involvement with the Canadian and Quebec literary worlds.

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Hugh Hazelton is a writer, critic, and literary translator who specializes in Hispanic writing in Canada and comparisons between Canadian, Quebec, and Latin American literatures. His translation of Vétiver, by Joël Des Rosiers, won a Governor General's aw