Of pygmies on the shores of modernity: introduction to Latin American Writers, Supplement I

A more plausible and precise explanation of the "boom" in the 1960s and 1970s might reasonably be offered. At that point in time, the finest writers of the vanguardia, the old avantgarde of the 1920s (Brull, Vallejo, [Jorge Luis Borges], [Alejo Carpentier], [Miguel Angel Asturias], Yanez,...

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Published in:World literature today 2003-04, Vol.77 (1), p.16
Main Authors: Sole, Carlos A, Muller-Bergh, Klaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Argentine literature
Authorship
Borges, Jorge Luis (1899-1986)
Chilean literature
Colombian literature
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel (1927-2014)
German literature
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832)
Guatemalan literature
Hispanic people
Latin American literature
Latin American writers
Literature
Marti, Jose (1853-1895)
Mexican literature
Neruda, Pablo (1904-1973)
Paz, Octavio (1914-1998)
Peruvian literature
Vargas Llosa, Mario (1936- )
Writers
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Summary:A more plausible and precise explanation of the "boom" in the 1960s and 1970s might reasonably be offered. At that point in time, the finest writers of the vanguardia, the old avantgarde of the 1920s (Brull, Vallejo, [Jorge Luis Borges], [Alejo Carpentier], [Miguel Angel Asturias], Yanez, [Pablo Neruda], and others) had died or were approaching a highly successful and visible modern maturity after the long march of prominent international careers.
ISSN:0196-3570
1945-8134