Transition and Post Boom

Continuity

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Post Boom literature more easily accessible - less experimental
Post Boom authors were marginalised voices- women, LGBTQ+, exiles, POC, etc.
Shift away from M.R. to a more direct approach - engaging directly with socio-historical context.
Historical context: strong influences from the experiences of political exiles and the consolidation of dictatorships in the Southern Cone. LA politics become morecommunist and Stalinist - Cuban Revolution. Argentinian golpe.

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Wider variety of writers and genres - exile novels, testimonies, autobiographical novels.
Less male dominated
Characters and themes move away from traditional masculinity
Themes: exile, politics, sexuality, gender, everyday ife
Simpler style, less experimental
Breaks boundaries between high and low culture
Use of popuar genre/culture: soap operas, radio, films, music
Shift away from M. R.
Historical fiction, historically accurate characers based on prominent figures at the time.

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Written entirely in dialogue
Setting: prison cell in Buenos Aires
Molina: homosexual, tells stories about films he has seen to pass the time
Valentín: prisoner for political crimes, macho, part of a revolutionary group, references to torture.
Non-conformist characters: supports political and sexual rebellion/freedom
Themes: rebellion, love, homosexuality, escapism, film.

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