Discover how Latin American landscape representations can reflect social & political concerns. Who is Mother Nature REALLY? In this episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we’ll uncover how ...

Mario Vargas Llosa, one of Latin American literature’s modern greats, died April 13 in Lima, Peru. He was 89. He died surrounded by his family and “at peace,” his children Álvaro, Gonzalo and Morgana ...

Discover the origins of Latin American horror in ghost towns, haunted inns, and eerie landscapes. Are you afraid of ghosts? In this episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we pull back the ...

There was a time not so long ago when Latin American literature, as it appeared on college syllabi, in critical discourse, and in writers' own spheres of influence, summoned up the whimsical and ...

Decades after the Latin American literature “boom,” which made magical realism the region’s distinctive hallmark, several of its most notable books are gaining new momentum in the 21st century through ...

Many of the world’s eyes this past week have been fixed on the Vatican and the leadup to Saturday’s papal funeral, an event that overshadowed most of the rest of the news cycle, at least in Catholic ...

Latin America raised me on books: at the feria, walking and holding my abuela's hand, and at my family's dining table, covered with cafecito stains and ashtrays. Stories weren't just entertainment; ...

How students at USC Aiken explore the histories and cultures of Latin America through its diverse literature was the topic of the free “Aiken in the Alley” lecture on March 20. The Spanish language is ...

Latin American literature in translation is continuing to find success, especially works by women writers. Charco Press is leading the charge. Monocle speaks with Carolina Orloff, its founder, about ...