Nazism, the Second World War and the Holocaust in Contemporary Latin American Fiction [Hardcover]

This book shows how Latin American authors find Nazism relevant to thinking through some of the most urgent contemporary challenges.Nazism, the Second World War and the Holocaust in Contemporary Latin American Fiction charts the evolution of literary production in Latin America from the 19th Century to the present day and features the analysis of acclaimed novels from Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Colombia and Brazil.Nazism, the Second World War and the Holocaust in Contemporary Latin American Fiction charts the evolution of literary production in Latin America from the 19th Century to the present day and features the analysis of acclaimed novels from Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Colombia and Brazil.Addressing the question of why many Latin American fiction authors are writing about Nazism, the Second World War and the Holocaust now, this book charts the evolution of Latin American literary production from the 19th Century, through the late?20th?century 'Boom', to the present day. Containing texts from Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina and Chile, it analyses work by some of the most well-known contemporary writers including Roberto Bola?o, Juan Gabriel V?squez, Jorge Volpi, Luc?a Puenzo, Patricio Pron and Michel Laub; as well as notable precursors such as Jorge Luis Borges, Carlos Fuentes and Ricardo Piglia. Nazism, the Second World War and the Holocaust in Contemporary Latin American Fiction argues that these authors find Nazism relevant to thinking through some of the most urgent contemporary challenges we face: from racism, to the unequal division of wealth and labour between the Global 'North' and 'South'; and, of course, the general failure of democracy to eliminate fascism.Introduction; Chapter Outline; 1. Nazism as Allegory in Argentine Fiction: From Dictatorship to Neoliberalism in El comienzo de la primavera by Patricio Pron and Wakolda by Luc?a Puenzo; 2. Nazism and Borges: Contemporary Re-Readings by Roberto Bola?o and Marcos Peres; 3. Myth Interrupted: IdentilÓ$