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Literatura de la Onda [Onda Literature]

Literatura de la Onda [Onda Literature] (Onda means wave in Spanish) is not to be confused with McOndo. The term was first used by writer Margo Glantz in her anthology Onda y escritura en México: jóvenes de 20 a 33 [Onda and Writing in Mexico: Young People from 22-33], published in 1971. The writers were indeed young people, born between 1938 and 1952, who were seeking a break from the more traditional forms of the older generation. In particular, they were much very opposed to the Mexican government, particularly following the Corpus Christi massacre and felt that they would be more able to express these criticisms in literature rather than openly. They dealt with themes not found previously in Mexican literature, such as sex, drugs, rock music and the Vietnam War. Essentially, there were part of what we now call the counter-culture. Their subjects tended to be more urban rather than the traditional rural literature of Mexico, often dealing with marginalised populations. The first three books it was used about were José Agustín’s De perfil, Gustavo Sainz’s Gazapo (Gazapo) and Parménides García Saldaña’s Pasto verde (only Gazapo (Gazapo) has been translated into English).

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Literatura de la Onda (in Spanish)
Literatura de la Onda (in Spanish)
Literatura de la Onda (in Spanish)
Literatura de la Onda (in Spanish)
La Onda diez años después: ¿epitafio o revalorización? (in Spanish)