Self on Trial

Alberto Castelli is a well-established writer and a humanities professor at Hainan University. He is known for his extensive work on modernism, postmodern dynamics, and cross-cultural studies. He authored 13 academic books and some 60 manuscripts for academic outlets. At the moment he lives in China. By the sea.

"Probing into the entrenched bond between love, sexuality, and violence and its function of state-building in twentieth century Latin America, this book is a fascinating re-interpretation of the literature within the context of the political and social tumults. Rethinking history in an age when authoritative history is mistrusted, its clarification on the “structure of feeling” of Latin American geo-cultural reality points to a cartographic imagination and re-enchantment of the complex reality. A must read for students of literature, sociology and cultural studies."Xiaoping Wang, Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature at Tongji University, China. "In Labyrinths of Love, Alberto Castelli offers sensitive and perceptive new investigations of some of the major voices in Latin American literature. In so doing, he examines various conceptions of love and how they both intersect with and subvert larger sociopolitical concerns. Castelli's volume delivers a strong combination of theoretical understanding and close reading."James M. Decker (Ph.D.), Co-Editor, Interdisciplinary Literary Studies.

• 1. Identity. A Chamber of Torture 2. The Love Song of the Underground Men 3. The Forces of Inner Life: Young Törless and Holden Caulfield 4. Mourning and Melancholia in A Farewell to Arms 5. Lolita and Laide: The Curse of Youth 6. The Orphans of Love 7. Eastern Dynamics: A Love for Death 8. The Museum of Innocence: A Museum Without Innocence