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La voz de los descendientes

El horizonte cultural libanés en las novelas Las hojas muertas de Bárbara Jacobs y En el verano, la tierra de Carlos Martínez Assad

Benedetta Belloni    Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano, Italia    

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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.

Pubblicato
30 Giugno 2016
Accettato
07 Novembre 2015
Presentato
01 Luglio 2015
Lingua
ES

Keywords: Contemporary mexican narrativeLebanese cultureBárbara JacobsCarlos Martínez AssadIdentity

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