​Section I - Latin American Culture and Literature 1.​Latin American Writing as the Vanguard of Modernist Literature ​Dr Shaji Jacob 2.​Magic Realism and Latin America: Literature of the South ​S. Hareesh 3.​Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Influence on Keralan Writings ​E. Santhoshkumar 4.​The Solidarity Within ‘Others’: In Defense of Keralite’s Love for Latin America ​Dr Muhammed Shabeer 5.​The Alchemy of Reality: The Role of Magic Realism and Socio-Cultural Reflection in K R Meera’s Qabar ​Anjana K. S. ​6.Cross-Cultural Dialogues: Contextualising Memory and Identity in Select Short Stories of Marquez and Kamala Das ​Bismi Nizar ​Section II - Latin America in the Context of the Global South 7.​Futures from the Margins: Trans-Indigenous and Voices from the Global South ​Anju G. 8.​Mayan and Indian Mythology – A Comparative Study ​K. Nanda Kishore Nadig & Dr Sushma J. P. 9.​Concept of Animism as a Narrative of Eco-imperialism: Understanding the Metabolic Rift in the Global South ​Arsha Sabu 10.​Gastronomic Fusion: Unveiling Shared Histories and Culinary Exchanges in Latin America and South India ​Sandra Sanal 11.​Exploring Gender and Sexuality: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Boom and Malayalam Literary Perspectives ​Dr Bhagyasree B. 12.​The Role of Magical Realism in Shaping Identity: A Comparative Study of the Narratives Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa ​Adama Bah ​Section III - Cinematic Adaptations of Latin American Literature 13.​Sharing the Screen: The Latin American and Malayalam Cinematic Experiments ​Dr Sidhartha Siva 14.​A Comparison of Marquez’s Light is Like Water and the Malayalam films Guru and Bramayugam in its Treatment of Light as a Symbol of Magic Realism ​Aksa Ann Kuriakose 15.​Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Magical Realism in Malayalam Cinema with Special Reference to Lijo Jose Pellisserry’s Amen, Padmarajan’s Njan Gandharvan and Santosh Sivan’s Anandabhadram ​Thankam Jose 16.​Navigating through Class and Gender Boundaries: An Analysis of Social Dynamics in The Second Mother and Geetha ​Anusha B. & Vibha H. 17.​Migration as Dis(Mis)placement: Latin American Migration in Short Films ​Jeeva Marie Dominic 18.​Global Dialogues: Analysis of Latin American Influences on Malayalam Literature and Cinema ​Jelitta Joy ​Bibliography Notes on Contributors This edited volume brings together intellectual reflections on the cultural, political, and literary intersections between Latin America and Kerala, two regions of the Global South that are bound by shared histories of colonial subjugation, resistance, and creative resurgence. Moving beyond geographical distance, the essays uncover profound affinities in literature, cinema, politics, cuisine, mythology, and collective memory. * Magical Realism and Narrative Styles: Comparison of the works of Latin American writers with the experimental writing of O.V. Vijayan and others. * Sports and Culinary Affinities: The shared passion for the games and food links Kerala and Latin America across distance. * Politics and Culture: The significant impact of social-political ideas in both regions and cultures. * Shaping Cinematic Imagination: The parallel influences that have inspired new ways of thinking and storytelling, especially through visual media. * New Perspectives: The connections between cultures beyond the Eurocentric focus. The collection brings together rich insights from eminent filmmakers, scriptwriters, academicians, and scholars, offering diverse perspectives on the subject. It is thoughtfully structured into three sections: Latin American Culture and Literature, Latin America in the Context of the Global South, and Cinematic Adaptation of Latin American Literature. These sections demonstrate that Latin America and Kerala are not peripheral sites of cultural production, but rather dynamic interlocutors in reimagining global modernity. By foregrounding solidarities, hybridities, and shared struggles, this book offers an indispensable resource for scholars of Latin American literature, postcolonial studies, comparative literature, cultural theory, and transnational South-South relations.