... American books were not written primarily to attack the very concept of the novel. The rejection of the usual values may be a reaction to the elite "whites" of South America, who typically held the best jobs and welded political power. The revolutionary spirit of discontent also may have driven it, which naturally is critical of the status quo. Most importantly, with the emergence of the "Boom" writers of the 60s to the early 80s, three common conflicts developed in Latin ... most of the books of the "Boom" take place in the city, the feeling of immense secrecy and suspicion reins throu...

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