Latin American Explosion

Spanish literature's greatest modern impact came through its former colonies. The Latin American Boom of the 1960s and 70s — García Márquez, Borges, Cortázar, Vargas Llosa, Fuentes — produced some of the twentieth century's most important fiction, all written in Spanish and all in dialogue with the Quixote tradition. Borges's labyrinthine short stories alone shaped everything from postmodern philosophy to video-game design.