London: Reaktion Books, (2006) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which "traces the ways in which Latin America has been represented through the works of many 'native speakers,' including Juan Rulfo, Gabriel Garca Mrquez, and Juan Maria Gutierrez. Language was not solely a way for colonizers to indoctrinate and civilize; instead, it gave Latin Americans the means to tell their own history. Spanning literatures from the early modern period to the present day, the eight essays demonstrate the rich history of shared language between old and new worlds." Translated from the Spanish by Philip Derbyshire. References, index. 222 pp. ISBN: 1-86189287X.