Fictions of Totality: The Mexican Novel and the National-Popular State (Purdue Studies in Romance Literature)

by Ryan Long

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The Mexican government's brutal repression of the Student Movement of 1968 in the infamous Massacre of Tlatelolco exposed and exacerbated a serious crisis of political legitimacy. This study examines the cultural impact of this watershed event through historically contextualized readings of five paradigmatic novels: Carlos Fuentes' La region mas transparente (1958), Fernando del Paso's Jose Trigo (1966), Maria Luisa Mendoza's Con El, conmigo, con nosotros tres (1971), Jorge Aguilar Mora's Si muero lejos de ti (1979), and Hector Aguilar Camin's Morir en el golfo (1986).
  • ISBN13 9781557534873
  • Publish Date 1 November 2008
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Purdue University Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 224
  • Language English