Encyclopedia of Latin American literature
By: Verity Smith, editor.
Contributors: Smith, Verity, 1939-
Publisher: Fitzroy Dearborn
Published: 1997
Place of publication: London; Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 926
Subjects: Latin American literature -- Encyclopedias; Latin American literature -- Bio-bibliography
Other titles: Latin American literature
Description: "Invaluable for translators as well as scholars, students, and teachers. Bibliography following each entry includes information about work in translation; numerous lesser-known writers and countries are covered well; long thematic entries discuss such individual topics. Dick Gerdes' 'Translation,' for example, offers a fine overview of work and trends in both Brazil and Spanish America. Highly recommended"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Map on lining papers.