Editors Preface: Suspending Belief   vii

Complex Feelings about Borges  1

Between Being and Becoming: Identity, Latinity, Discourse  27

Form and Signification in Esteban Echeverrias The Slaughter House  35

Canon and Margin in Latin American Literature  64

From History to Writing: Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Tendencies in the Latin American Historical Novel  79

Notes on the Latin American Avant-garde: Working Papers  96

Beneath the Sign of the Baroque  114

The Rise and Fall of Argentine Nationalism  122

Autobiography, Biography, Narrative: Sarmiento and the Origins of Argentine Literature   154

Autobiography, Memoir, Diary  169

Marti in the Latin American Library   180

Lack and Excess in Jose Biancos Shadow Play  193

The Suffering Narrator  208

Arguedas: Reflections and Approaches  216

Notes on the Holy Place and Otherness in Cortazars Bestiary  232

I, the Supreme as Historical Novel  247

Thirty Years Later   263

Notes  271

Works Cited  291

Index  305

"Jitrik, long acknowledged the doyen of the Argentine intelligentsia, displays wit, verve, and encyclopedic knowledge of both cutting-edge criticism and Latin American writing. . . . Never dull, often wildly provocative, Jitrik . . . offers insight, intelligence, and inspiration to a fresh English-speaking audience who, aided by Susan Benner's clear, fluid translations, may now take part in the creative debate Jitrik has assiduously fostered. Essential reading for everyone, in the academy and outside, who is interested in the sociology of Latin American literature and aspires to intelligent readership and excellence as literary critics. Highly recommended."—K.M. Sibbald, Choice

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"Jitrik, long acknowledged the doyen of the Argentine intelligentsia, displays wit, verve, and encyclopedic knowledge of both cutting-edge criticism and Latin American writing. . . . Never dull, often wildly provocative, Jitrik . . . offers insight, intelligence, and inspiration to a fresh English-speaking audience who, aided by Susan Benner's clear, fluid translations, may now take part in the creative debate Jitrik has assiduously fostered. Essential reading for everyone, in the academy and outside, who is interested in the sociology of Latin American literature and aspires to intelligent readership and excellence as literary critics. Highly recommended."—K.M. Sibbald, Choice

“This translated collection is a valuable opportunity for English-speaking academics to engage with one of Latin America’s truly original critical minds.”—British Bulletin of Publications

“[A] testimony to [Jitrik’s] extraordinary ability to reflect on a wide range of topics in an original and
insightful way. . . . This book will be indispensable to Hispanists and of great interest to those involved in comparative studies.”—Forum for Modern Language Studies

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