Malva E FilerMalva E. Filer is Professor of Spanish-American literature at the Graduate Center and Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (CUNY), where she serves as Deputy Chair. A specialist in contemporary narrative, she has written books on JulioCort�zar and Antonio Di Benedetto. Her publications include critical essays on the major authors of Spanish America, from Jorge Luis Borges to Severo Sarduy, appearing in refereed journals and collections such as as The Final Island. The Fiction of Julio Cort�zar (Oklahoma UP, 1978); Mario Vargas Llosa. A Collection of Critical Essays (Texas UP, 1978); Carlos Fuentes. A Critical View (Texas UP, 1982); Borges and his Successors (Missouri UP, 1990); La novela argentina de los anos 80 (Verveurt Verlag, 1991); Culturas del Rio de la Plata (1973-1995). Transgresion e intercambio (Verveurt Verlag, 1995); Le fantastique argentin. Cahiers du CRICCAL 17 (La Sorbonne Nouvelle, 1997); Between the Self and the Void: Essays in Honor of Severo Sarduy (U of Colorado, 1998); and Me gustas cuando callas. Los escritores del "Boom" y el genero sexual (U de Puerto Rico, 2002). Read More Read Less