It is called Post Boom or Post Boom, the literary phenomenon that developed in Latin America during the 70s and 80s of the 20th century. It is often cited as a reaction to the prevailing boom of the 1960s, where great literary authors, such as Gabriel García Márquez, Mario Vargas Llosa and Julio Cortázar, made their name in Europe; the new forms of literature, with marked surrealism and an eagerness to describe manexistentialist, were the main characteristics of this movement. In this way, post-boom authors prefer historical narrative and the incorporation of harsh reality into their writings, accompanied by a much simpler and more popular writing style; In addition, elements of everyday life are added, such as pop culture, mass media and youth.
It has also been called the “new generation”, as part of an initiative by some authors to avoid using the term Anglo-Saxon. Some authors do not distinguish between postmodernism and postboom; however, the first is the direct reaction to the themes and style proposed in modernism. The writers of the time have been called "Cervantists" and "hyperrealists." Some of the most prominent are: Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Manuel Puig, Antonio Skármeta and Reynaldo Arenas.
In the style of the newest works there is an important change with respect to popular culture and a successful foray into the historical narrative. The political and social situation is treated much more simply; the authors narrate experiences of exile and friction with the typical dictatorships of those days. In addition, the figures of female literature gain strength, which later leads to sexuality being related in a more explicit way, but without losing the subtlety and erotic touch.
