Intensive review of the Latin-American narrative, the course will follow a selection of works of the most renowned writers of the twentieth century. Compositions and class conversations are based on selected topics such as magical realism, neo-fantasy, irony, demystification, and genre, among others. Authors include Horacio Quirogo, Alfredo Byrce Echenique, Isabel Allende, Rosario Ferré, Julio Cortázar, Gabriel Garcia Márquez, Luisa Valenzuela, and Ana Maria Shua. (Salamanca Program)