Effect Of The Salvadorian Civil War On El Salvador S Literature

A countrys literature reflects its societys pulse. There is certain dynamic between these two that allows us to discover one through the other. El Salvadors civil war, which lasted twelve years, left a mark in politics, education, population mobility, and the literary development as well. In the literary arena, authors found that the novel allowed for new ways to represent their experiences, which signaled a departure from the prevalent genre of poetry.