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Writing and the Revolution - Venezuelan Metafiction 2004-2012 (Paperback)
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Writing and the Revolution - Venezuelan Metafiction 2004-2012 (Paperback)
Series: Liverpool Latin American Studies, 20
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In contrast to recent theories of the 'global' Latin American
novel, this book reveals the enduring importance of the national in
contemporary Venezuelan fiction, arguing that the novels studied
respond to both the nationalist and populist cultural policies of
the Bolivarian Revolution and Venezuela's literary isolation. The
latter results from factors including the legacy of the Boom and
historically low levels of emigration from Venezuela. Grounded in
theories of metafiction and intertextuality, the book provides a
close reading of eight novels published between 2004 (the year in
which the first Minister for Culture was appointed) and 2012 (the
last full year of President Chavez's life), relating these novels
to the context of their production. Each chapter explores a way in
which these novels reflect on writing, from the protagonists as
readers and writers in different contexts, through appearances from
real life writers, to experiments with style and popular culture,
and finally questioning the boundaries between fiction and reality.
This literary analysis complements overarching studies of the
Bolivarian Revolution by offering an insight into how Bolivarian
policies and practices affect people on an individual, emotional
and creative level. In this context, self-reflexive narratives
afford their writers a form of political agency.
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