This book introduces readers to the evolution of modern fiction in Spanish-speaking Latin America. # Presents Latin American fiction in its cultural and political contexts. # Introduces debates about how to read this literature. # Combines an overview of the evolution of modern Latin American fiction with detailed studies of key texts. # Discusses authors such as Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez, Jorge Luis Borges and Isabel Allende. # Covers nation-building narratives, ‘modernismo’, the New Novel, the Boom, the Post-Boom, Magical Realism, Hispanic fiction in the USA, and more.
Learn about native waterfowl while coloring over 40 full-page plates. Detailed, accurate illustrations depict a rich array of species in their natural habitat: trumpeter swan, Canada goose, common loon, ruddy duck, mallard duck, northern shoveler, wood duck, hooded merganser and many more. Informative captions.
This hugely successful text provides students of American studies with the perfect background and introductory information on contemporary American life. Thoroughly revised, this fifth edition covers all the central dimensions of American society from geography and the environment, education, media and the arts.
Street Talk 3 explores some of the most common idioms that are used and understood by virtually every American. This entertaining step-by-step guide includes dialogues, vocabulary sections, word games, crossword puzzles, dictation, and more.
Street Talk-1 (Only Audio)Street Talk-1: How to Speak and Understand American Slang
Street Talk 1 contains more than 1,150 commonly used American slang terms and expressions...the words and phrases heard everyday that don't always make sense. If you are confused by American English and would like to speak and understand like a native, you need to read this book! Street Talk 1 is the first self-teaching book on American slang that is written for the non-native speaker.
