¡Lima, El Alto, Wallmapu! A New Cultural Route for the Continent
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5195/bsj.2025.376Keywords:
Bolivia, El Alto, Andean literature and poetry, publishing industry, book fairs, indigenous artAbstract
The article analyzes the intense indigenous literary activity during the current post-pandemic period, which is reflected in events such as the First International Book Fair in El Alto, Bolivia (March 2024); the First and Second Mapuche-Williche Book Fair in the city of Osorno, Chile (June 2023; September 2024); and the First Book Fair of San Juan de Lurigancho in East Lima, Peru (January 2025). To this end, the aesthetic and thematic connections between contemporary Aymara, Quechua, and Mapuche literatures written in Spanish are examined, and some theoretical and methodological tools for comparative study are proposed. The main objective of this work is to reflect on the theoretical and practical possibilities of a continent-wide phenomenon in which the cultural industry of El Alto plays a leading role, and, additionally, to offer ideas for promoting dialogue within the trans-Andean literary industry.
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