I’m reading Jorge Volpi’s In Search for Klingsor (if that isn’t the title of the English translation, let somebody correct me) and wondering if I will ever be so blessed as to find a male Latin American writer who is not a complete and utter woman-hater. I might have to go back to my resolve to avoid reading Latin American literature after this book.
6 responses to “Reading Volpi”
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Have you heard of Miguel Angel Asturias? He’s not a contemporary but I think he escapes the woman-hater label.
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I had to read him a lot in grad school.
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I know he’s all the craze today, but Roberto Bolaño doesn’t strike me as much of a woman-hater. Indeed, ‘2666’ is all about unearthing the contemptible masculine logic behind the deaths of thousands of women in a fictionalized Ciudad Juárez.
Also, what Latin American women authors interest you?
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The most recent I read was Carmen Boullosa. She visited Cornell a couple of years ago and I found her to be a fascinating person.
If people have any recommendations, I’m always eager to hear them.
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My personal favorite, as of late, is Ana Lydia Vega from Puerto Rico. She’s a brilliant short story writer that speaks to the ongoing hybridization of Puerto Rican culture as influenced by certain aspects of American culture.
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Thank you for the recommendation! I’ll definitely check this writer out. All I know of Puerto Rico is Rosario Ferre. It will be great to know more.
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