Table of Contents

Part 1 The novel of development: "Nada", Carmen Laforet; "La placa del diamant", Merce Rodoreda; "Perto do coracao selvagem", Clarice Lispector. Part 2 The patriarchal prison: "La amortajada", Maria Luisa Bombal; "Leccion de cocina", "Album de familia", Rosario Castellanos; "Los recuerdos del porvenir", Elena Garro. Part 3 Fairy tales: "Primera memoria", Ana Maria Matute; "El cuarto de atras", Carmen Martin Gaite; "El mismo mar de todos los veranos", Esther Tusquets. Part 4 Sexual politics: "La casa de los espiritus", Isabel Allende; "Conversacion al sur", Marta Traba; "L'hora violeta", Montserrat Roig. Part 5 Gender trouble: "El gato eficaz", Luisa Valenzuela; "La nave de los locos", Christina Peri Rossi; "Temblor", Rosa Montero.

About the Author

STEPHEN M. HART is Professor of Latin American Film, Literature and Culture at University College London.