Rather, it walks its own path: that of contemporary Cuba and the children of the nineties. Even though the Chilean author Enrique Lihn and the Cuban poet Ángel Escobar – who apparently has not committed suicide, but rather chosen to open a bookstore in some parallel, invisible world – make appearances, this book manages not to step in the footprints of previous generations. Far from enchanting, this is a brutal look at migrations, broken relationships, and slippery slopes.
Here, we present 39 books by the 39 authors included in the 2017 edition of Bogotá39:Ĭarlos Manuel Álvarez: La tarde de los sucesos definitivosĬarlos Manuel Álvarez debuted with a collection of seven short stories that, taken together, form the emotional geography of Havana, where its characters cross paths in the narrow streets, on the Malecón or in the beca (a student dormitory).
Beginning in the current issue, Latin American Literature Today will feature works by the young authors selected for this prestigious recognition. The first list was assembled in 2007, and a new list appeared in 2017. Bogotá39 is a project by the Hay Festival and Bogotá: UNESCO World Book Capital City to name 39 of the most promising Latin American writers under the age of 39.
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