Contemporary Spanish Women's Narrative and the Publishing Industry (Hispanisms) - Hardcover
As in other countries, the effects of commercialization in Spain are changing the direction of publishing. Arguing that women face a particularly complex situation because the inclusion of their work is still considered a novelty in a male-dominated field, Christine Henseler examines the strategies of Spanish women authors in the face of market forces. In a consumer economy that places books in supermarkets and mega-bookstores and in which novels are promoted and read more for entertainment than for their literary merit, women's books tend to be more highly regarded when they cater to feminist, erotic, or commercial niche markets.
Henseler examines the visual creation of the seductive female body inside and outside the texts and the verbal application of this female figure on a narrative level in the works of authors including Paloma Daz-Mas, Lourdes Ortiz, Cristina Peri Rossi, Esther Tusquets, Almudena Grandes, and Luca Etxebarra. She looks at novels of seduction, award-winning novels, and novels sold on the basis of an author's prior reputation, as well as advertisements, literary prizes, and reviews. She also draws on interviews with authors to provide insider views of contemporary Spanish publishing. Contemporary Spanish Women's Narrative and the Publishing Industry reveals the ways women writers are reacting -- both textually and promotionally--to the changing demands of the publishing industry and the construction of a literary canon.
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ADVANCE PRAISE "An original and felicitous blend of contextual and textual analysis, this book is insightful and fascinating." -- Robert Spires, author of Post-Totalitarian Spanish Fiction and Directions in the Modern Spanish Novel
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- PublisherUniversity of Illinois Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0252028317
- ISBN 13 9780252028311
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages176
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CONTEMPORARY SPANISH WOMEN'S NARRATIVE AND THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY[HARDBACK]
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Book Description Tapa dura. Condition: New. HENSELER, C.: CONTEMPORARY SPANISH WOMEN'S NARRATIVE AND THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY[HARDBACK] . CHAMPAIGN, IL, 2003, xi 158 p. figuras, 430 gr. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo. (NC-T-1) 430 gr. Libro. Seller Inventory # 336201
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