Contents
Prologue
Introduction. A Literary Trinity: The Novel, the Sacred, and the Nation
1. Prophetic Discourse in the Naturalist Novel: Federico Gamboa and Manuel Zeno Gandía
2. The Other Theologian: Jorge Luis Borges and “the Death of the Novel”
3. Tales from Eternity: María Luisa Bombal, Alejo Carpentier, Juan Rulfo
4. In Search of the Sacred Book: Julio Cortázar, Gabriel García Márquez, José Lezama Lima
5. Desacralizations: Elena Poniatowska, Fernando Vallejo, Roberto Bolaño
Notes
Works Cited
Index