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Lesson 4 - Prominent Writers of European and Latin America

The document outlines prominent Latin American writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, Isabel Allende, and Octavio Paz, highlighting their contributions to literature and distinctive styles. It emphasizes the significance of magical realism, political themes, and the blending of myth and reality in their works. The objectives include identifying representative texts and authors, creating comparative analyses, and appreciating the contributions of European authors.

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Lesson 4 - Prominent Writers of European and Latin America

The document outlines prominent Latin American writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, Isabel Allende, and Octavio Paz, highlighting their contributions to literature and distinctive styles. It emphasizes the significance of magical realism, political themes, and the blending of myth and reality in their works. The objectives include identifying representative texts and authors, creating comparative analyses, and appreciating the contributions of European authors.

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PROMINENT WRITERS

OF LATIN-AMERICA
Objectives
Identify representative texts and
01
authors from Europe and Latin
America (EN12Lit-IIa-22)
Create a comparative analysis
02 that shows common things,
writing styles, cultural influences,
and historical text of European
and Latin American writers

03 appreciate the contribution of


the European authors.
Jorge Luis Borges
(Argentine, 1899-1986)
Jorge Luis Borges
(Argentine, 1899-1986)
• Author of Ficciones, El
Aleph
• The most eminent Latin
American author of any
century because to read
him is to activate an
awareness of literature.
Jorge Luis Borges
(Argentine, 1899-1986)
• He showed an early talent
in language and reading,
writing his first short
stories before reaching
adolescence.
• The work is aesthetic
which means he writes
intending to contribute to
the world of litersture.
Gabriel García Márquez
(Columbian)
Gabriel García Márquez
(Columbian)
• Novelists that's perhaps
the most prominent
author to emerge from
Latin America in the 20th
century
• Author of the Cien Años de
Soledad (1967),
Gabriel García Márquez
(Columbian)
• He is known for
popularizing a
literary genre/style
known as magical
realism.
Carlos Fuentes
(1928-2012)
Carlos Fuentes
• His books reflect a
constant political striving,
interrogating the ideas of
revolution, power, equality
justice, and violence.
Carlos Fuentes
Characterized by his
intellectual depth, historical
insight, and innovative
narrative techniques.
Isabel Allende (1947)
Isabel Allende
• Her novels frequently
blend myth and reality.
She draws from the
fount of magical Realism
that has long helped
capture the Latin
American experience.
Isabel Allende
- Is known for her evocative
storytelling that weaves
together magical realism,
historical events, and deepl
personal narratives.
Isabel Allende
- As a reporter, she
intervewed Pablo Neruda,
who told her that she had
too much imagination for a
journalist.
Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz
• Mexican writer and poet
• His poetry often
explores solitude and
sensuality as well as
language and silence.
Octavio Paz
• Characterized by his
intellectual depth,
philosophical inquires,
cultural exploration,
existentialism,
relationship between
power and freedom.
THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING!
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