Re: Final suggestion for novel on Latin American politics

Vera M. Britto (fiatlux@umich.edu)
Mon, 31 Mar 1997 19:38:52 -0500 (EST)

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> >
> On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, Thomas D. Morin wrote:
>
> > I would like to help answer Renee Scherlen's original question regarding
> > adequate novels with political content for the Introductory undergraduate
> > Course on Latin American History>
> >
> > (3) Most novels with direct political content have not been written by women
> > simply as a matter of fact.

"as a matter of fact"??? :)
so women writers, musicians, painters have been ignored in the past
"simply as a matter of fact"? and women have not been able to work in a
variety of jobs "simply as a matter of fact"?
i think not. the explanation why women may or may not have
written about traditional "politics" is quite complex. especially
since they have written so extensively regarding "the personal is
political" kind of politics.

i also remembered another book (in testimonial
format) - the little school by alicia partnoy (sp?).
and I just finished reading "searching for everardo" by jennifer
harbury (re Guatemala/U.S.). another testimonial/autobiography
type, probably the most current of all books mentioned.

Vera Britto