The Contemporary Latin American and Latinx Bildungsroman

“While other book-length works have focused on earlier time periods or on contemporary iterations of the genre in other contexts, none addresses the question that drives this volume: What does the bildungsroman look like today in Latin American and Latinx cultural production? This book provides a comprehensive yet succinct theoretical history of the bildungsroman and its evolution and transmutation in the Latin American and Latinx contexts.”—Ashley Brock, University of Pennsylvania

“A most original and significant contribution, this volume includes different bildungsroman narratives that represent marginalized groups through individual characters within the context of contemporary Latin American life.”—Alexander Torres, author of Bastardos de la modernidad: el Bildungsroman roquero en América Latina

“Adds a new and much-needed facet to scholarship of Latin American and Latinx Literature by connecting the fields of Latin American and Latinx bildungroman studies. Timely, inclusive, and well written, this book addresses LGBTQ+ and BIPOC identities, the role of technology, religion, transnational migrations, and changing sociopolitical landscapes in both Latin American and Latinx novels of formation.”—Yolanda A. Doub, California State University, Fresno