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Reviewed by: Choice, May 1993
Renowned scholar Flores's timely biobibliography covering
more than 330 Spanish-American novelists and poets is a monumental contribution
to research on Latin American literature. Its alphabetical arrangement
resembles that of other studies (Keith H. Brower's Contemporary Latin American
Fiction, CH, Jun'90; D.W. Foster's Argentine Literature, 1982; and Edna Coll's
Indice informativo de la novela hispanoamericana, 1974- ), but Flores supplies
more extensive information on a greater number of authors. The limitation to
20th century may explain the absence of certain key writers, e.g., Peruvian
poets Jose Santos Chocano (1875-1934) and Abraham Valdelomar (1888-1919) and
Chilean novelist Eduardo Barrios (1884-1963), although the Argentine Ricardo
Guiraldes (1886-1927) is included. Nonetheless, the work is a gold mine of
information. Isabel Allende and others prepared their own autobiographical
sketches, to which Flores and other recognized authorities have added
supplementary information. Entries cite the author's own works (including
translations) and works about the author, including bibliography and criticism.
The work ends with a list of general and periodical abbreviations. Academic
readers, all levels. |
