{"product_id":"nazi-literature-in-the-americas-9780811217057","title":"Nazi Literature in the Americas","description":"A tour de force of black humor and imaginary erudition, \u003cem\u003eNazi Literature in the Americas\u003c\/em\u003e presents itself as a biographical dictionary of writers who espoused extreme right-wing ideologies in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Composed of short biographies about imaginary writers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Columbia, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, and the USA, \u003cem\u003eNazi Literature in the Americas\u003c\/em\u003e includes descriptions of the writers' works, cross references, a bibliography, and also an epilogue (\"For Monsters\"). All the writers are carefully and credibly situated in real literary worlds. There are fourteen thematic sections with titles such as \"Forerunners and Figures of the Anti-Enlightenment,\" \"Magicians, Mercenaries and Miserable Individuals,\" and \"North American Poets.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brisk and pseudo-academic, \u003cem\u003eNazi Literature in the Americas\u003c\/em\u003e delicately balances irony and pathos. Bolano does not simply use his writers for target practice: in the space of a few pages he manages to sketch character portraits that are often pathetically funny, sometimes surprisingly moving, and, on occasion, authentically chilling. A remarkably inventive, funny, and disquieting sui generis novel, \u003cem\u003eNazi Literature in the Americas\u003c\/em\u003e offers a clear view into the workings of one of the most extraordinarily fecund literary imaginations of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811217057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.62w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/10\/2007 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/29\/2008 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/24\/2008 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/02\/2008 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2008 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/10\/2008 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/12\/2008 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/26\/2009 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Roberto Bola\u0026#195;\u0026#177;o","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45078835593397,"sku":"9780811217057","price":20.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9587a7f5-6da3-474b-9692-8a318c5c3fbc.jpg?v=1738681808","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nazi-literature-in-the-americas-9780811217057","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}