The course intends to familiarise students with the work of internationally acclaimed Latin American writers, encourage an appreciation of and a personal response to Latin American literature, foster an understanding of the main characteristics of Latin American literature, create an awareness of the similarities and differences between Latin American literature and US literature.
1. Gabriela Mistral (1945: Chile, Poetry)
2. Miguel Angel Asturias (1967: Guatemala, Prose)
3. Pablo Neruda (1971: Chile, Poetry)
4. Gabriel García Márquez (1982: Colombia, Prose)
5. Octavio Paz (1990: Mexico, Poems and essays)
6. Selection of work by other important Latin American writers: Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Carlos Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa, Alfonsina Storni, Juan Rulfo, Juan Carlos Onetti, etc.