Reading north by south on latin american literature culture and politics concerned with misleading interpretations of literature and culture that dominate latin american studies larsen proposes the need for a freshly conceived historical materialist approach to latin american texts and cultural practices. Reading north by south by neil larsen paperback details united states isbn 978 0 8166 2584 0 isbn 10 0 8166 2584 0 university of minnesota press 1995 . Latin american literature the national literatures of the spanish speaking countries of the western hemisphere historically it also includes the literary expression of the highly developed american indian civilizations conquered by the spaniards over the years latin american literature has. Latin american literature 1 21st century literature presentation 2 consist of oral written literature in several languages spanish portuguese and the indigenous languages of the americas as well as literature of the united states written in the spanish language rose to particular prominence globally during the second half of the 20th century largely due to the international success of . El espectador the oldest colombian newspaper still in circulation and with a massive readership to boot was named for its founders love of victor hugo who collaborated on a publication of the same name in france while el espectador suffered from an economic crash in the early 2000s dropping down to only a weekly publication its daily format was revived in 2008 and it continues to