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Article: A Companion to Modern Spanish American Fiction.(Book Review)
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- The Modern Language Review
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- October 1, 2004
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A Companion to Modern Spanish American Fiction. By DONALD L. SHAW. (Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias) London: Tamesis. 2002. 258 PP. 40 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 1-85566-065-2.
Donald L. Shaw's A Companion to Modern Spanish American Fiction is an ambitious book of exceptional significance for the ongoing endeavour of providing a meaningful synthesis of modern Spanish American narrative. Unlike many similar literary-historical overviews, which often sap the vitality of individual works by theorizing rather than analysing, Shaw's book delivers more than its title may promise. On the one hand, true to its encyclopaedic form, the Companion meets the challenge of ...