Black Cookstove - Meditations on Literature, Culture, and Cuisine in Colombia

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About the author

Born and raised in Colombia’s coastal region, Germán Patiño Ossa was a newspaper columnist, novelist, university professor, and cultural activist. Along with Fogón de negros, Patiño Ossa was the author of the prizewinning Herr Simmonds y otras historias del Valle del Cauca. Jonathan Tittler is Professor Emeritus of Hispanic Studies at Rutgers University. He has translated nine Spanish American novels, including Manuel Zapata Olivella's Changó, the Biggest Badass, which was awarded honorable mention for the best translation of a literary work by the MLA in 2011.

Summary

Examines the hybrid cuisine of the Cauca Valley in Colombia, exploring cooking in literature and practice as a symbolic representation of social relations and a system of social communication, with particular attention to the role of Afro-descendant women.

Product details

• Authors: German Patino Ossa, Germán Patiño Ossa
• Assisted by: Jonathan Tittler (Translation), Jonathan (Professor Emeritus of Hispanic Studies Tittler (Translation)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.10.2020
• EAN: 9780271086989
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08698-9
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 181 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Karten
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, COOKING / Essays & Narratives, LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American, Caribbean islands, Literature: history & criticism, History of the Americas, Literature: history and criticism