A Storyteller - Mario Vargas Llosa Between Civilization and Barbarism

In A Story-Teller, Braulio Munoz offers a critical appraisal of Mario Vargas Llosa's literary and political production from a sociotheoretical perspective. He engages the debate concerning the role of the writer in Latin America, the merits and shortcomings of modernist and postmodernist thought, and the differences between neoliberalism and alternative democractic positions.

About the author

Braulio Mu-oz is professor of sociology at Swarthmore College.

Summary

This text offers an appraisal of Mario Vargas Llosa's literary and political production. It engages the debate concerning his role in Latin America, the merits and shortcomings of modernist and postmodernist thought, and the differences between neoliberalism and alternative positions.

Product details

• Authors: Braulio Munoz, Braulio Muñoz
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.01.2000
• EAN: 9780847697502
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-9750-2
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 354 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Latin America, LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000