He Latin American story Is a small part and subdivision of literature in general and more specifically, of Latin American literature. That is, it refers to any story originally written in Spanish, Portuguese and even French by an author born in Latin America.
When we refer to a story , It talks about a short story and must include certain features and elements that make it a concise narration.
Story of the stories
Although the origin of the story dates from four thousand years ago, it is really in the nineteenth century that begins to take the strength and the boom that we know today.
Various writers dedicated themselves to developing and perfecting writing techniques around different stories and an example of this is Edgar Allan Poe.
In Latin America the boom in stories would not arrive until the beginning of the 20th century, thanks to the Chilean Baldomero Lillo and the Uruguayan Horacio Quiroga. These figures encouraged that short stories became more popular and practiced in the region.
However, it is not really until the sixties or seventies of the twentieth century that stories reach a mature stage.
Although several years ago, there were already several writers doing works with seriousness and continuity, it is really at this time that it begins to give a greater diffusion and distribution to literature - in this case, the Latin American short story.
Latin American Boom
This stage is called the"Latin American boom"and gave way to Great authors Known today. Many of them have received Nobel Prizes for Literature or other prizes that respond and guarantee, in some way, the quality of their works.
Some of the writers belonging to the Latin American boom are Julio Cortázar, Gabriel García Márquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, José Donoso and Carlos Fuentes.
However, most of them had a direct influence by other fellow Latin Americans, faithful practitioners of this art since many years ago and therefore, did not form part of this boom.
However, this does not detract from the merits and contributions made in the field of Latin American stories. A clear example of this is the Argentine master Jorge Luis Borges and the great Mexican Juan Rulfo and Juan Jose Arreola.
characteristics
Like all movements belonging to literature, Latin American tales have a series of characteristics that allow us to distinguish it from, for example, Ibero-American or Spanish-American tales.
The main characteristics and peculiarities of the Latin American stories are the following:
- It has a structure and elements similar to that of a common novel. It follows the most common narrative pattern: beginning, climax and denouement.
- The Latin American story seeks to catch the attention of the reader from the first line.
- Precisely, because of the previous feature, is that the time in the stories is handled in an unusual way. It depends on the taste and effect that the author wants to achieve, but usually, it follows a cyclical rhythm or with breaks and jumps in history.
- Magical realism is one of the most used techniques in the Latin American story and touches diverse topics and events in a way that represents daily life for the characters involved in history. However, for the reader can be surprising.
- In the Latin American story, fantastic elements are used that at all times make a direct reference to landscapes, places and moments that have taken place on the continent. Writers often tell personal stories, reflecting their lived experiences. It is for this reason that in the histories there are usually allusions to the respective countries where they were born or inhabited at that moment.
- The theme of Latin American tales always has a more regional tone and in them, it is given greater importance to what happened in these spaces than to the personal conflicts of the individuals involved in history.
- Throughout the story, the characters are accompanied by a supernatural climate, uncommon in other types of stories.
Examples of known stories
Jorge Luis Borges
In the case of the Argentine master Jorge Luis Borges, the main stories of his authorship that have an incredible popularity in the Latin American region are: The Aleph , The Gospel According to Mark And L Brodie report , The Secret Miracle , The South , The house of Asterion , The plot , Three versions of Judas , The Circular Ruins , The two kings and the two mazes Y Odin .
Enrique Anderson Imbert
Enrique Anderson Imbert is another writer of Latin American stories that has great writings that respond to the characteristics mentioned above.
Some of his widely recognized works are: Horn and Ivory , Ghost , The winner , Wings , Achilles and the Turtle , Art and life , The kiss Y The slight Pedro .
Mario Benedetti
Mario Benedetti was a Uruguayan writer and poet, renowned for writing quality stories and contributing to the Latin American story movement.
Some of his most notable works are Beatriz , The polution; Image and likeness , Cleopatra , The Night of the Ugly , Pleasure , Blood pact , The sex of the angels Y Hunch .
Julio Cortazar
Definitely one of the most recognized and popular authors in Latin American stories was Julio Cortázar. With a unique and particular style, the author was able to position, with his works, as an appreciated and recognized writer.
Some of his best stories are: Continuity in the parks , Home made , Killer page , Love 77 , Letter to a young lady in Paris , Daily newspaper Y Miss Cora .
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Finally, the winner of the Colombian award and Gabriel García Márquez was an important writer of Latin American stories in recent years.
Some of his most read stories are: The Trail of Your Blood in the Snow , I just came to talk on the phone , The visitor , Astonishes of August , Saturday thief Y A child like me .
There are many Latin American writers and stories more deserving of recognition because, with their imagination, have contributed to this beautiful world of literature.
For example, Augusto Monterroso, with his mini-stories captivates the most difficult readers in just a few lines.
In addition, tales like Tell them not to kill me Of Juan Rulfo, The eternal military By Marco Denevi and Horror story Of Juan José Arreola, are stories that are worth reading.
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