Latin American literary Boom (1960s–1980s)

1. Casa de las Américas founded in Havana

   Apr 28, 1959Labels: Casa de, Havana

   • Casa Am ricas
   • Prensa Latina

2. Casa de las Américas Prize established

   Jan 1, 1960Labels: Casa de, Literary Prize

   • Casa Prize
   • Casa Am ricas

3. Fuentes publishes The Death of Artemio Cruz

   Jan 1, 1962Labels: Carlos Fuentes, La muerte

   • Britannica
   • Artemio Cruz

4. Vargas Llosa wins Biblioteca Breve Award

   Jan 1, 1962Labels: Mario Vargas, Premio Biblioteca

   • BNC award

5. Cortázar publishes Hopscotch (Rayuela)

   Jun 28, 1963Labels: Julio Cort, Rayuela

   • Hopscotch
   • Boom

6. The Time of the Hero published

   Oct 1, 1963Labels: Mario Vargas, La ciudad

   • La ciudad
   • BNC award

7. Vargas Llosa publishes The Green House

   Jan 1, 1966Labels: Mario Vargas, La casa

   • Green House
   • UChile review

8. Fuentes wins Biblioteca Breve for Cambio de piel

   Jan 1, 1967Labels: Carlos Fuentes, Premio Biblioteca

   • BNC award
   • Cambio piel

9. Cabrera Infante publishes Tres tristes tigres

   Jan 1, 1967Labels: Guillermo Cabrera, Tres tristes

   • TTT
   • BNC award

10. One Hundred Years of Solitude first published

    May 30, 1967Labels: Gabriel Garc, Cien a

    • HISTORY
    • One Hundred

11. Asturias awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

    Oct 19, 1967Labels: Miguel ngel, Nobel Prize

    • Nobel 1967
    • Britannica

12. Vargas Llosa publishes Conversation in the Cathedral

    Jan 1, 1969Labels: Mario Vargas, Conversaci n

    • Cathedral
    • Conv Catedral

13. Donoso publishes The Obscene Bird of Night

    Jan 1, 1970Labels: Jos Donoso, El obsceno

    • Memoria Chilena
    • Britannica

14. García Márquez publishes The Autumn of the Patriarch

    Jan 1, 1975Labels: Gabriel Garc, El oto

    • Oto o

15. Fuentes publishes Terra Nostra

    Jan 1, 1975Labels: Carlos Fuentes, Terra Nostra

    • Terra Nostra
    • Terra nostra

16. Vargas Llosa publishes Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter

    Jan 1, 1977Labels: Mario Vargas, La t

    • Aunt Julia
    • T a Julia

17. Vargas Llosa publishes The War of the End of the World

    Jan 1, 1981Labels: Mario Vargas, La guerra

    • Guerra fin

18. García Márquez awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

    Oct 21, 1982Labels: Gabriel Garc, Nobel Prize

    • Nobel 1982