tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post3081986392404190668..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton WilderBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-33997569981067764622017-09-04T22:35:55.202+10:002017-09-04T22:35:55.202+10:00You already know I loved this book...the ending ma...You already know I loved this book...the ending made it all worthwhile.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-24082936732428355502012-11-04T13:59:10.942+11:002012-11-04T13:59:10.942+11:00A quick wiki search reveals....
Latin American ex...A quick wiki search reveals....<br /><br />Latin American exclusivity<br /> <br />Criticism that Latin America is the birthplace and cornerstone of all things magic realist is quite common. <br /><br />Ángel Flores does not deny that magical realism is an international commodity but articulates that it has a Hispanic birthplace, writing that, "Magical realism is a continuation of the romantic realist tradition of Spanish language literature and its European counterparts." <br /><br />Flores is not alone on this front; there is argument between those who see magical realism as a Latin American invention and those who see it as the global product of a postmodern world.<br /><br />Irene Guenther concludes, "Conjecture aside, it is in Latin America that [magical realism] was primarily seized by literary criticism and was, through translation and literary appropriation, transformed." <br /><br />Magic realism has taken on an internationalization: dozens of non-Hispanic writers are categorized as such, and many believe that it truly is an international commodity.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-29712668769633703032012-11-04T13:54:49.558+11:002012-11-04T13:54:49.558+11:00Yes. I wanted to say something similar about magic...Yes. I wanted to say something similar about magical realism but I don't know enough about it :-) except that sometimes it works for me and sometimes it doesn't!!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-74657948914221516102012-11-01T12:23:22.762+11:002012-11-01T12:23:22.762+11:00I believe (and could be very wrong on this) that o...I believe (and could be very wrong on this) that one of the hallmarks of Latin and South American literature is its development of magical realism. Sometimes it works for me, sometimes it really doesn't. I'd really like to read this book sometime though.... -SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com