“Ricardo García has produced an ambitious and theoretically sophisticated intervention aimed at establishing the role of writing in the dynamics of capitalist accumulation. The book follows the tumultuous journey of the lettered subject in Latin America, considering both the chronicles of Columbus and Cortés and novels of the contemporary period, arguing convincingly that writing is key to both structuring and illuminating systems that turn mere profusion into accumulation, and, finally, to figuring the crisis brought about by the collapse of such systems.”

Joseph Patteson, Associate Professor of Spanish, Augustana University, USA

“Writing and Accumulation in Latin America offers cutting-edge contributions on the junctions of literature and accumulation. Through a sophisticated theoretical reading of the region's literary production, paired with meticulous social analysis, Ricardo García offers powerful insights into accumulation, its conditions of possibility, and ways of thinking beyond its apparent inevitability.”

José Luis Suárez Morales, Assistant Professor of World Languages & Global Studies, Texas Christian University, USA