The politics of literary prestige : prizes and Spanish American literature /

Analyzes the relationship between literary prizes, politics and the reception of literature in Spanish America.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bowskill, Sarah E. L. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2022].
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Literary prestige, politics, the prize network, and the roles of the author in society
  • Literary prizes, controversy and the state in Spanish America
  • Peninsular publishers, Spanish American authors and prizes for literature in Spanish
  • Spanish American authors on the world stage
  • Roberto Bolaño, Carmen Boullosa, and Fernando Iwasaki find their voice in the prizes game
  • The Premio Biblioteca Breve and the forgotten women of the boom
  • Women winning prizes: a no win situation?
  • Prizes for literatures in Indigenous languages
  • The never-ending network?