Overview
«Este libro reúne, por primera vez, la correspondencia entre los cuatro principales novelistas del Boom latinoamericano: Cortázar, Fuentes, García Márquez y Vargas Llosa. Los dos últimos recibieron el Premio Nobel, y los dos primeros lo merecían; a nadie hubiera sorprendido que lo obtuvieran. Esta conversación entre cuatro amigos brillantes y exitosos nos ofrece un acceso sin precedentes a sus relaciones personales y colectivas, con todos sus encuentros y desencuentros, y nos abre una ventana privilegiada a la literatura y la política latinoamericanas, especialmente durante un periodo crucial de su historia moderna, entre 1959 y 1975.
» Las cartas del Boom narra el momento de máximo auge de este cuarteto, en el que los creadores parecían empezar a escribir menos solos para tocar en conjunto como parte de una misma literatura, y ahonda en ese reconocimiento y esa regeneración de un pasado en común.
» Encontrar cuatro grandes escritores en un contexto histórico casi sin paralelo, comunicándose durante varios años para dialogar sobre novela, literatura, historia latinoamericana, sus propias biografías y la dinámica de sus ideas dentro de ese contexto, es absolutamente único. Las páginas de este libro cuentan esa historia.». - Los editores
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
“García Márquez’ work is unfathomable without Cortázar’s, and Cortázar’s is unfathomable without Vargas Llosa’s, and an entire network related to something very real is established. Because I know each one of us is keenly aware of what the others are doing.” —Carlos Fuentes, 1968
“This book collects, for the very first time, the personal correspondence between the four master novelists of the Latin American Boom: Cortázar, Fuentes, García Márquez, and Vargas Llosa. The latter two were awarded the Nobel Prize, and the first two deserved it. No one would have been surprised if they had received it. This conversation among four brilliant and successful friends gives us unprecedented access to their personal and collective relationships, with all their agreements and disagreements, and opens a privileged window to Latin American literature and politics, specially during a crucial time in their modern history, from 1959 to 1975.
“Boom Letters chronicles this quartet’s highest peak, when the artists seemed to start writing less on their own and play together as part of the same literature, exploring this appreciation and the regeneration of a common past.
“Finding four great writers in an almost unparalleled historical setting—communicating over several years to discuss novels, literature, Latin American history, their own biographies, and the dynamics of their ideas within such context—is absolutely unique. These pages tell their story.” —The editors
This book title, Las cartas del Boom / Boom Letters, ISBN: 9786073829144, by Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, Julio Cortázar, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (September 19, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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