Nazism the Second World War and the Holocaust in Contemporary Latin American Fiction

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 late20thcentury ''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 Bolao Juan Gabriel Vsquez Jorge Volpi Luca 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.