Category: LiteraturePart of speech: phraseDifficulty: Intermediate

literatura latinoamericana

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English meaning: Latin American literature

Spanish Definition

(Español)

La tradición literaria de América Latina de habla española, que produjo algunas de las mayores obras del siglo XX.

English Definition

The literary tradition of Spanish-speaking Latin America, which produced some of the 20th century's greatest works. Magical realism (García Márquez, 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'), the Latin American Boom (Cortázar, Fuentes, Vargas Llosa, Donoso) transformed world literature. Five Spanish-language Latin American writers have won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Example

Gabriel García Márquez y su 'Cien años de soledad' representan la cumbre del realismo mágico latinoamericano.

In English: Gabriel García Márquez and his 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' represent the pinnacle of Latin American magical realism.

Synonyms

  • literatura hispanoamericana
  • boom latinoamericano

Literary Heritage

La libertad, Sancho, es uno de los más preciosos dones que a los hombres dieron los cielos.

Freedom, Sancho, is one of the most precious gifts that heaven has bestowed upon men.

Miguel de Cervantes · Novelist · Early 17th century

Don Quijote de la Mancha

Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha (1615), Part 2, Ch. 58, Don Quixote speaking

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