Ecological Imaginations in Latin American Fiction

From the rainforests of the Amazon to the windswept lands of Tierra del Fuego, and encompassing the era of nineteenth-century imperialism through the present age of transnational commerce and communication, Laura Barbas-Rhoden pushes the ecocriticism discussion beyond the realm of “nature writing,” and demonstrates that ecocritical readings of Latin American topics must take into account social, racial, and gender injustices. She addresses postapocalyptic fiction that speaks to a fear of environmental collapse and reminds North American readers that the environments of Latin America are rich and diverse, encompassing both rural and urban extremes.