La Nueva Narrativa Del Norte: Moviendo Fronteras De La Literatura Mexicana

Abstract

In an overview of the so-called nueva narrativa del norte, this essay focuses on the conflictive relationship between regional literature and economic and cultural globalization in the works of David Toscana, Cristina-Rivera Garza, Eduardo Antonio Parra, Élmer Mendoza, and Luis Humberto Crosthwaite—arguably the most innovative voices in Mexican contemporary literature. Their success has turned the Mexican North into a "hot commodity" in today's literary market and, thus, generated an important critical reception of their works in literary and cultural studies.

Keywords:

• Luis Humberto Crosthwaite
• Cristina Rivera Garza
• Élmer Mendoza
• nueva narrativa del norte
• Eduardo Antonio Parra
• David Toscana