Casual readings: Enrique Vila-Matas and his transatlantic connections

Abstract

This article analyzes the important links between Enrique Vila-Matas and some of the most significant Latin American authors of the latest years. It emphasizes how the transatlantic writers did not take long to appreciate the deep originality of Vila-Matas, a writer defined by his attention to details, metafictional reflection, hybridity, intertextuality, and autofiction.