Nazi Literature in the Americas
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Nazi Literature in the Americas is a satirical, fictional encyclopedia by Roberto Bolaño that invents a constellation of right-wing extremist writers across the American continent to explore themes of literature, ideology, and marginality.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional encyclopedia
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novel ⓘ satirical work ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Distant Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Roberto Bolaño NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| EnglishEditionPublisher | New Directions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EnglishTranslator | Chris Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
construction of literary canons
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erasure and disappearance ⓘ intersection of art and fascism ⓘ |
| feature |
cross-references among fictional writers
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fictional bibliographies ⓘ invented authors ⓘ mock-scholarly tone ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| genre |
encyclopedic fiction
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fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasFictionalDevice | imaginary literary history of the Americas ⓘ |
| hasSection |
The Infamous Ramírez Hoffman
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The Mendiluce Clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Distant Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Latin American post-boom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | encyclopedic entries ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | pseudo-biographical ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Carlos Ramírez Hoffman
NERFINISHED
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Ramírez Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La literatura nazi en América NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roberto Bolaño bibliography ⓘ |
| publisher | Seix Barral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Distant Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
20th century
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Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
catalog-like
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deadpan ⓘ ironical ⓘ |
| theme |
fascism
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ideology ⓘ literary marginality ⓘ myth-making ⓘ right-wing extremism ⓘ the relationship between literature and politics ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English ⓘ |
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