Forms of Disappointment
Cuban and Angolan Narrative after the Cold War
1st Edition
Published on 1. September 2019
262 pages
978-1-4384-7592-9 (ISBN)
Description
Analyzes parallel developments in post-Cold War literature and film from Cuba and Angola to trace a shared history of revolutionary enthusiasm, disappointment, and solidarity.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basel/Berlin/Boston
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
Total Illustrations: 2
Total Illustrations: 2
ISBN-13
978-1-4384-7592-9 (9781438475929)
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Lanie Millar is Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Oregon.
Content
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Allegory and Aesthetics in the Post-Revolution
1. Silence and the People in Boaventura Cardoso's Maio, Mês de Maria and Mãe, Materno Mar
2. Postwar Cinematic Politics and the Structures of Disappointment
Part II. The Mobility of Form
3. The War Abroad and the War at Home: Eliseo Alberto's Caracol Beach
4. Revolution from the South in J. E. Agualusa's O Ano em que Zumbi Tomou o Rio
Part III. Genre, Style, and Empire
5. Deferred Time and Belated Histories in Leonardo Padura's El hombre que amaba a los perros
6. Post-Revolutionary Pastiche in Pepetela's Jaime Bunda Novels
Epilogue
Notes
Works Cited
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Allegory and Aesthetics in the Post-Revolution
1. Silence and the People in Boaventura Cardoso's Maio, Mês de Maria and Mãe, Materno Mar
2. Postwar Cinematic Politics and the Structures of Disappointment
Part II. The Mobility of Form
3. The War Abroad and the War at Home: Eliseo Alberto's Caracol Beach
4. Revolution from the South in J. E. Agualusa's O Ano em que Zumbi Tomou o Rio
Part III. Genre, Style, and Empire
5. Deferred Time and Belated Histories in Leonardo Padura's El hombre que amaba a los perros
6. Post-Revolutionary Pastiche in Pepetela's Jaime Bunda Novels
Epilogue
Notes
Works Cited
Index
