Description
30 YEARS OF NEW DOMINICAN LITERATURE IN SPAIN 1994-2024
Book Summary
This work constitutes an exhaustive investigation into the literary production of the Dominican diaspora in Spain over three decades. The author, Daniel Tejada, documents the intense creative work of writers and intellectuals who, from exile or migration, have contributed to aggrandizing their homeland through the word. More than a simple catalog, the book is presented as a historiographical memoir that seeks to make visible a cultural legacy whose true dimensions were unknown, offering the reader an essential tool to understand the evolution of this literature in the Spanish context.
What is it about?
The book compiles and analyzes the literary work developed by Dominican writers residing in Spain between 1994 and 2024. The research focuses on recording a production that, despite its richness and continuity, has remained largely invisible. Through a historiographical approach, Tejada reconstructs the map of a dispersed yet active creative community, whose authors have kept their connection with the Dominican Republic alive while integrating into the Spanish literary scene. The work not only documents names and titles, but also aspires to serve as a basis for future research, preserving the memory of those who, far from their homeland, have dreamed of aggrandizing it through their small literary contributions.
Main themes
- Literature of the Dominican diaspora in Spain
- Historiographical memoir of Dominican literary production in exile
- Cultural identity and literary creation in migratory contexts
- Visibility and recognition of Dominican writers in the Spanish sphere
- Evolution of contemporary Dominican narrative and essay
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at researchers and students of literature and social sciences interested in the cultural production of the Dominican diaspora. It will also be of great interest to writers, literary critics, and readers who wish to discover a little-explored facet of literature in Spanish. Likewise, it is an essential reference work for libraries, centers for Latin American studies, and anyone linked to the Dominican community in Spain who wants to understand its intellectual legacy.
What this book contributes
- A detailed historical record of three decades of Dominican literature in Spain, until now dispersed and poorly documented.
- A reference tool for future research on the literary production of the diaspora.
- A reflection on the role of literature as a link to the homeland in migratory contexts.
- The enhancement of a creative community that has silently contributed to the Spanish literary landscape.
Technical specifications
- Author: Daniel Tejada
- Publisher: Huerga y Fierro Editores
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: Anthologies (non-poetic)
- Collection: Essay
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: January 2025
- Number of pages: 294
- Weight: 280 g
Editorial review
This work covers a significant void in contemporary Dominican literary historiography. Its rigorous approach and its desire to serve as a reference document make it a necessary publication for both specialists and readers interested in the cultural dynamics of the diaspora. Daniel Tejada's work provides a unique perspective by making visible a literary corpus that, despite its quality and continuity, had remained on the margins of academic studies and public knowledge.