Literary culture in Cuba : Revolution, nation-building and the book /

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This book examines the complex ways in which a literary culture has been created and sustained within the Cuban Revolution. Based on the insights gained from original interviews with over 100 participants and sustained documentary research, it offers new perspectives and challenges long-held orthodo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Kumaraswami, Par (Author), Nehru, Meesha (Author), Kapcia, Antoni (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2018
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Politics and culture > Cuba > History > 20th century.
Cuban literature > History and criticism > 20th century.
Cuba > Cultural policy.
Cuba > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Locating literary culture in the trajectory of the revolution
  • Understanding literary culture in the Revolution
  • 1959-61 : the first flush of revolution
  • 1961-89 : the years of radicalisation and consolidation
  • 1990s-2000s : the years of crisis and reassessment
  • The path to becoming a writer in contemporary Cuba : the role of the Centro de Formacion Literaria Onelio Jorge Cardoso and the movement of talleres literarios / by Meesha Nehru
  • The history of a novel : Alberto Ajon Leon's Que Bola? (What's Up?)
  • The Feria Internacional del Libro de la Habana
  • Conclusion.

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