Latinocanada

The exiles, immigrants, and travellers represented in Latinocanada include Jorge Etcheverry (Chile), Margarita Feliciano (Argentina), Gilberto Flores Patino (Mexico), Alfredo Lavergne (Chile), Alfonso Quijada Urias (El Salvador), Nela Rio (Argentina), Alejandro Saravia (Bolivia), Yvonne America Truque (Colombia), Pablo Urbanyi (Argentina), and Leandro Urbina (Chile). Their poetry and prose ranges from magic realism to tragedy to satire to science fiction and often depicts the experience of adapting and settling in Canada. Hugh Hazelton discusses the historical background, national literatures, and contemporary trends in the authors' countries of origin. He also includes a detailed analysis of each author's work, influences, and themes and their involvement with the Canadian and Quebec literary worlds.