Hispanoamerica en su nueva literatura by Couffon, Claude - 1962

Santander, Spain: La Isla de los Ratones, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover . Near Fine/Near Fine. 88 pages. 5 by 6-3/4 inches. Translated from the French, but there may not be a corresponding publication in French. The first half of the book is a survey of post-war Latin American literature; the second half collects interviews with Alejo Carpentier, Miguel Angel Asturias, Pablo Neruda, Elvio Romero, Jorge Icaza, Octavio Paz, and Carlos Fuentes. Couffon, a translator and literary critic with an interest in the Spanish language, offers here an early look at what would become known as the 'boom' in Latin American letters. First edition (first printing). Near fine in wrappers (paper covers) in a near fine dust jacket.