David de Sousa returns to Caracas to be with his ailing mother in what appear to be her final days. After several years away, this visit opens the door to a reflection that explores not only death but also desire, uprooting, scholarship and…

This book aims to offer a portrait of what I consider one of the most significant trends in Venezuelan literature of the late 20th century and the new millennium: the collective critique of the developmentalist optimism common in state discourses,…

Contemporary Venezuelan literature is largely the literature of migrant writers. For decades—and for various reasons—Venezuelan writers have sought to settle in various parts of the world, with the United States, Spain, and other Latin American…

If there is a dominant literary genre in Venezuela, it is undoubtedly poetry. A reading of the twentieth century reveals an admirable thirst for modernity and cosmopolitanism. One of the main reasons for presenting the expansive vision offered by…

David de Sousa returns to Caracas to be with his ailing mother in what appears to be her final days. After several years away, his visit opens the door to a reflection that delves not only into death but also into desire, uprootedness, erudition and…

"A group of combative and forsaken characters lead a barren existence amid erudition, alcohol, and music. Nebraska, a magnificent novel by Venezuelan writer Miguel Gomes, is a narrative artifact in which two groups of characters—living independent…