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Literary Reimaginings of Argentina’s Independence

History, Fiction, Politics

By: Catriona McAllister

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Literary Reimaginings of Argentina’s Independence

History, Fiction, Politics

By: Catriona McAllister

An Open Access edition of this book will be available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library. As the moment of the birth of the patria, Independence enjoys a privileged role in the historical imaginary of many Latin American nations. In Argentina as in other countries, the period has been fundamental to state discourses of nation-building and identity, lending its figures and central narratives a powerful symbolic function. It has also attracted significant literary attention, and this book offers an innovative reading of texts that provide irreverent, metafictional, or self-reflexive retellings of this foundational moment. This type of fiction is usually read through well-established frameworks on the contemporary Latin American historical novel that emphasise its destabilising of knowledge and single truths. Instead, this work foregrounds the much more immediate, concrete political points at stake when we read these texts through both their direct engagement with contemporary circumstances and the politics of the history they evoke. It therefore argues for a new approach to reading contemporary Latin American historical fiction that showcases its response to politically urgent questions.

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Liverpool University Press

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1800345518

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The Child Garden

A Novel

By: Catriona McPherson

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The Child Garden

A Novel

By: Catriona McPherson

Eden was its name. "An alternative school for happy children." But it closed in disgrace after a student's suicide. Now it's a care home, the grounds neglected and overgrown. Gloria Harkness is its only neighbor, staying close to her son who lives in the home, lighting up her life and breaking her heart each day. When a childhood friend turns up at her door, Gloria doesn't hesitate before asking him in. He claims a girl from Eden is stalking him and has goaded him into meeting near the site of the suicide. Only then, the dead begin to speak—it was murder, they say. Gloria is in over her head before she can help it. Her loneliness, her loyalty, and her all-consuming love for her son lead her into the heart of a dark secret that threatens everything she lives for. Praise: "A tale that shivers with suspense."—The New York Times "A terrific stand-alone that is complex, haunting, and magical."—Library Journal (Starred Review) "A stunning combination of creepy thriller and classic mystery."—Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) "One surprising plot twist after another leads to a shocking ending."—Publishers Weekly "Catriona McPherson spins webs of intrigue so beautiful and intricate she puts spiders to shame. With The Child Garden, she once again proves why she has rapidly become a star in the thriller genre...This is a book you will absolutely devour."—William Kent Krueger, New York Timesbestselling and Edgar Award-Winning Author of Ordinary Grace "An enchanting brew of mystery, poetry, legends, and dreams, Catriona McPherson's The Child Garden is also an elaborate shell game that will keep readers guessing up until the very end."—Hallie Ephron, New York Times Bestselling Author of Night Night, Sleep Tight

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Llewellyn Worldwide

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0738747092

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9780738747095

The 1992 British Crime Survey

By: Patricia Mayhew,Natalie Aye Maung,Catriona Mirrlees-Black

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The 1992 British Crime Survey

By: Patricia Mayhew,Natalie Aye Maung,Catriona Mirrlees-Black

A Home Office Research and Planning Unit report.

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0113410948

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9780113410941

Literary Reimaginings of Argentina's Independence

History, Fiction, Politics

By: Catriona McAllister

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History, Fiction, Politics

By: Catriona McAllister

An Open Access edition of this book will be available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library. As the moment of the birth of the patria, Independence enjoys a privileged role in the historical imaginary of many Latin American nations. In Argentina as in other countries, the period has been fundamental to state discourses of nation-building and identity, lending its figures and central narratives a powerful symbolic function. It has also attracted significant literary attention, and this book offers an innovative reading of texts that provide irreverent, metafictional, or self-reflexive retellings of this foundational moment. This type of fiction is usually read through well-established frameworks on the contemporary Latin American historical novel that emphasise its destabilising of knowledge and truth. Instead, this work foregrounds the much more immediate, concrete political points at stake when we read these texts through both their direct engagement with contemporary circumstances and the politics of the history they evoke. It therefore argues for a new approach to reading contemporary Latin American historical fiction that showcases its response to politically urgent questions.

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Liverpool Latin American Studi

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1800348452

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Literary Reimaginings of Argentina’s Independence

Literary Reimaginings of Argentina’s Independence

The Child Garden

The Child Garden

The 1992 British Crime Survey

The 1992 British Crime Survey

Literary Reimaginings of Argentina's Independence

Literary Reimaginings of Argentina's Independence

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