EMMANUEL CARBALLO

Literary critic and member of the jury of the Juan Rulfo, stressed that deep changes happening in the literature of our continent. He noted that the topics touched in the 60, 70, 80 and early 90's, have expired, and who write the members of this new generation, but with ties to the past "is leading us to the promised land".  "How we are going to get and what methods?"  I do not know. But I know that these people are writing, thinking, feeling in a manner consistent with this rapidly changing world and so son of a bitch in which we live." He added that the social, political, economic problems of his time, interested to the writers of the boom but "writer is now more depoliticized than their predecessors and not parties, communism and fundamentalisms, care or what happens in Iraq." I was member of the jury of the prize Colima, which won Gustavo Sáinz, a man who makes things interesting this year. But they are also distinguished authors, such as Eduardo Antonio Parra, Bellatin, Tuscany, Elmer Mendoza. In narrative prose and poetry, Mexico stands very much. -Do you think that the so-called members of the crack are doing good things? -I think that Jorge Volpi and Ignacio Padilla are two good writers. They were the finalists for the award in Colima and have won competitions of good quality in Spain. The same Xavier Velasco, with his guardian devil and the radiografias.

MARIO VARGAS LLOSAEl

Peruvian writer, says optimistic that Latin American literature is standing and there is a new generation with different themes. "They are writers who, unlike what happened with previous generations, do not have a common denominator, they presented a range of themes, styles and attitudes.  "In Latin America, there are more fertility when I was young. At that time the Latin American literature was confined to a few authors, besides that it was little read and known not only outside Latin America, but even inside. I think that there is a considerable progress in that."  -Jorge Volpi said that in 25 years, the reigning generation of literature will be the's caboom, i.e., the fusion of the crack with the boom: what is the scenario that you see? -I confess inept as Seer and Prophet. I have no idea what can happen. My wish is that in 25 years literature is still important and occupy a central part in the culture, something that many put into question, since they think that it has entered into a process of decline, which will not survive the audiovisual and computer revolution.  I think that it would be a disgrace to humanity, since it would lose an extraordinary source of pleasure and, in addition, an activity that has contributed much to human civilization.

ISABEL ALLENDE

Mention that the writers of the boom "paved the ground for all who came after, because they created a lot of interest".  "Anyone in the world knows the literature Latin American, as anyone knows who is Shakespeare. Now there is a generation who writes a literature completely different, detached from the magical realism, of the political problems that were present in the boom. The new literature is well received and there is curiosity, because the road is now paved. -What are the main challenges faced by writers like you? -The literature of the boom was male: now there are many women who write. There is a marked influence of cinema, image, pop culture, the culture of drugs, the masses of emigrants who move around the continent.  All this is reflected in the literature of today, which is also more intimate in the radiologia.  

JEAN FRANCO

Recognized essayist and American criticism, says that what most interests you today's Latin American literature is the variety of topics and authors. "The writers of the boom, although different, had a sort of similar vision about the time; There, on the other hand, is now an incredible variety among writers, like the Mexican crack and new women writers". -To what writers would you highlight? -In Mexico Cristina Rivera Garza, who writes novels about historical themes, and Carmen Boullosa.  Chile and Argentina also have a relevant generation of writers. Importantly, I repeat, is the variety and there is a topic or obsession for writing about Latin America, as before. So the literature has also been globalized.

RODRIGO

Fresenius vision is clear with respect to the new generation of writers: "I know, I am a friend of many of them and I like what they do". "I think that like the writers write, because they like to be alone, or at least that is what I like. I think that literature is one of the few forms of loneliness that society still respects." -Who of new writers, tick you? -I think that the example and North of my generation - I use that term - is Roberto Bolaño, Chilean writer, recently deceased.  -Francisco Porrúa mentioned you as one of their favorites. -I am glad. You have given me a great joy, because he had never told me.

XAVIER VELASCO

Winner of the 2003 novel Alfaguara Prize, says he reads to Elmer Mendoza, Enrique Cerna, Volpi, Padilla, Palloud. "I really like what they do. Interesting things with Rosario Tejeras, Jorge Franco Ramos, Cesar Arias, authors now I remember happen in other countries. -What is your opinion concerning the so-called caboom? -I don't know what will happen. What matters to me is that people read and I keep writing. What will happen? Who knows? Maybe comes the canun or the cacaboom. I don't know what we will do, but must do something with all that we are here. We must return to the work of the minstrels and make people read and for that we must sing, dance or do anything, either way. It should be done. Colofon in 1963 Mario Vargas Llosa was awarded the brief library for his novel the city and the dogs, which launched him to fame and marked the official beginning of the Latin American boom. In that year an unknown author published in Brazil his first book of short stories entitled the prisoners, writer who this year was awarded the prize of Latin American literature and the Caribbean or radiologia .