Latin American Literature

Later, the European arrivals began to produce texts describing their experiences in the region and the process of colonization. | Towards the end of the 19th century, Latin American poetry began to gain popularity. | By the start of the 20th century, several important writers that would set the stage for the Latin American Boom had begun publishing work. | Before the arrival of European colonists, literary activity among Latin America's indigenous populations consisted mostly of oral storytelling traditions. | By the start of the 19th century, writers were beginning to generate works considered the foundational literary texts of Latin America.