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What was the Boom?
In what decade did the Boom end?
What was one of the main characteristics of the Boom works?

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The Boom is perhaps the best known Latin American literary movement in the world. It was primarily a prose literature movement, with novels as the means of greatest expression.

As in any artistic movement, there is no precise moment in which the beginning of the movement can be placed. Still, it can be said with relative certainty that if it did not have its beginnings in the 1960s, at least it was in that period that the world began to recognize something emerging from Latin America that had not been seen before.

The Boom originated in Latin America, but it was in Spain that it first exploded with Latin American writers such as Carlos Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa, Alejo Carpentier and Gabriel García Márquez whose titles were converted across Europe. It was this success that allowed other writers, who had been relegated, to finally find recognition as well. The most recognized of this group are Jorge Luis Borges, Miguel Ángel Asturias and Juan Rulfo.

This genre coincided with the socialist movements in Latin America, particularly the Cuban revolution that was a symbol of freedom. However, a decade after the socialist experiment failed, as Cuba became increasingly authoritarian and totalitarian, the Boom reached its maximum expression at the same times.

One of the main characteristics of the boom works is the fine line that separates what is real from what is fictional. The secret was to make that combination seem normal, that the fantastic was not, but simply fantastic, something everyday. Hence, they are also known as "magical realistic" works. The most representative work of this period is perhaps the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, by the Colombian Gabriel García Márquez. The Boom ended in the 1970s.

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This passage is discussing the literary movement known as the Boom in Latin American literature. The Boom was primarily a movement focused on prose literature, particularly novels. Although there is no exact moment that marks the beginning of the Boom, it is generally recognized to have emerged in the 1960s. Latin American writers such as Carlos Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa, Alejo Carpentier, and Gabriel García Márquez played a significant role in establishing the movement, with their works gaining popularity and recognition in Spain and across Europe. The Boom coincided with the socialist movements in Latin America, including the Cuban revolution, which symbolized freedom. However, as the socialist experiment in Cuba became more authoritarian, the Boom reached its peak. One of the key characteristics of the Boom works is the blurred boundary between reality and fiction, often referred to as magical realism. The most iconic work from this period is Gabriel García Márquez's novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude. The Boom eventually ended in the 1970s.