The Latin American Publishing Circuit in the 21st Century: Following the Trajectory of César Aira

Abstract

This essay poses a question about the identity of Latin American literature in the 21st century. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Latin America Boom received recognition both locally and internationally, becoming the dominant means of defining Latin American literature up to the present. This essay explores new ways to understand this notion of Latin America in the literary scene. The case of the Argentine writer César Aira is relevant for analyzing alternative publishing circuits that connect various points of the region. These publishing houses foster a defiant way of establishing the value of literature.

Edición latinoamericana como empresa improbable: César Aira en México (1994–2018)

“…Mientras que las particularidades de los campos editoriales nacionales dan forma diversa a este modo de organizaci ón del espacio editorial, esta tipología se mantiene constante. 7 En México, que es objeto del presente artículo, Escalante Gonzalbo (2007, distingue las empresas grandes y macro (como Planeta que incorpora a Joaquín sociabilidad con pares (Riveiro 2021b(Riveiro , 2021c(Riveiro , 2021d, la construcción de la figura autoral (Riveiro 2019), la tradición y los procedimientos literarios (Riveiro 2020(Riveiro , 2021a, y la recepción crítica de su obra (Riveiro 2022). 4 El campo es un concepto mediador entre lo literario y lo social.…”