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The Voice of the Descendants

The Lebanese Cultural Horizon in the Novels Las hojas muertas by Bárbara Jacobs and En el verano, la tierra by Carlos Martínez Assad

Benedetta Belloni    Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano, Italia    

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abstract

The article investigates the traces that Lebanese culture has left in the novels of two Lebanese-Mexican writers: En el verano, la tierra by Carlos Martínez Assad and Las hojas muertas by Barbara Jacobs. First, the article briefly examines the historical background of Lebanese migration to Mexico between XIX and XX centuries and it observes the two novels in general and the profile of the authors. Secondly, it carries out the analysis of some shared themes related to the process of reconstruction of identity.

Published
June 30, 2016
Accepted
Nov. 7, 2015
Submitted
July 1, 2015
Language
ES

Keywords: Lebanese culture • Contemporary mexican narrative • Bárbara Jacobs • Carlos Martínez Assad • Identity

permalink http://doi.org/10.14277/2037-6588/Ri-39-105-16-4

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