Masquerade and Social Justice in Contemporary Latin American Fiction

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Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Masquerade and Literature
1. Disguise and Distributive Justice: \"La comparsa\" by Sergio Galindo and \"El paraíso en la otra esquina\" and \"Travesuras de la niña mala\" by Mario Vargas Llosa
2. Postmodern Justice: Ethical Feminism in Isabel Allende’s \"Hija de la fortuna,\" Antonio Benítez-Rojo’s \"Mujer en traje de batalla,\" Marcela Serrano’s \"Nuestra señora de la soledad,\" and Sara Sefchovich’s \"La señora de los sueños\"
3. Postcolonial Structural Justice: Isabel Allende’s \"Zorro\" and Carmen Boullosa’s \"Duerme\"
4. Allegories of Transitional Justice: Masquerade in \"Novela negra con argentinos\" by Luisa Valenzuela and \"Máscara\" by Ariel Dorfman
5. Historical Justice: Masquerade and Trauma in Augusto Roa Bastos’s \"El fiscal,\" Mayra Santos-Febres’s \"Fe en disfraz,\" and Fernando del Paso’s \"Noticias del imperio\"
Conclusion: Why Study Masquerade?
Notes
Works Cited
Index
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