There's so much to say about the Latin American Boom in literature, but how can we possibly discuss it at this point in time without mentioning Mario Vargas Llosa and his recent passing.
And so, as a Colombia-focused podcast, we take a look at this era and these personalities in the literary world, such as Colombia's inimitable Gabriel Garcia Marquez but through the prism of Mario Vargas Llosa. With very special guest Juan E. De Castro, professor of literary studies at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School. Author of Writing Revolution in Latin America: From Martí to García Márquez to Bolaño and Bread and Beauty: The Cultural Politics of José Carlos Mariátegui, among other works, we discuss a variety of topics relating to but not restricted to:
1. The Latin American Boom.
2. Mario Vargas Llosa and Gabriel Garcia Marquez and "that punch."
3. The importance of the Latin American Boom.
4. The end of this literary milestone.
5. One Hundred Years of Solitude - the Netflix version.
And so much more, including the Colombia Briefing with Emily Hart.
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