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Literature doesn’t begin and end when a writer puts words on a page. In our final episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we’ll explore how literature is shaped by readers and translators, too.



Introduction: A Mysterious Library 00:00

"La Biblioteca de Babel" 0:39

Roberto Bolaño 3:14

Translation 5:20

Review & Credits 8:56



Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eE7g4-k6PD7C6wNBzeJIO8GCDHpoJl8ldDjKyq_2yYg/edit?tab=t.0

To learn more, check out these videos:

https://youtu.be/YWNcCs__vQg?si=_wYs4tsONAaVxhF0 https://youtu.be/Hlpv7nKt81A?si=yosEHoKHsVELOKBT

https://youtu.be/rjhIzemLdos?si=tnGlApmXWA4Rz-em https://youtu.be/ZBw35Ze3bg8?si=SbYqxJZM54AHr0IR

https://youtu.be/MSYw502dJNY?si=861vBgxaeBf0sXaT



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