Book Description
This monograph investigates the political dimension of Reinaldo Arenas' writing. The usual approach to Arenas' fiction is to see it as escapist fantasy that compensates for the harshness of an oppressive existence. The author questions the usual assumptions about this great Latin American writer and investigates Arenas' political and social vision for the Caribbean as well as Latin America. (Text in Spanish)
Language Notes
Text: Spanish
Reinaldo Arenas: Una Apreciaciᄑn Polᄑtica FROM THE PUBLISHER
This monograph investigates the political dimension of Reinaldo Arenas' writing. The usual approach to Arenas' fiction is to see it as escapist fantasy that compensates for the harshness of an oppressive existence. The author questions the usual assumptions about this great Latin American writer and investigates Arenas' political and social vision for the Caribbean as well as Latin America. (Text in Spanish)