testimonio

Latin American literature

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  • In Miguel Barnet

    …was to be known as testimonio, or testimonial narrative, in Latin America. In these works, a subject who has been interviewed on tape by the writer tells his life in the first person. The author transcribes and edits the material to give it final form. Subjects are usually marginalized members…

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