Toni Dorca is Professor of Hispanic Studies at Macalester College. He specializes in contemporary Spanish narrative, with a focus on 19^th-century Realism and post-Francoist fiction. His most recent book is entitled Volverás a la región: el cronotopo idílico en la novela española del siglo XIX (Madrid: Iberoamericana, 2004). A member of the Executive Board of the Asociación Internacional de Galdosistas and the North American Catalan Society, he also serves as the reviews editor of Anales Galdosianos. His current research deals with the process of nation formation in Galdós’ first series of Episodios Nacionales.

dorca@macalester.edu

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