The Biblioteca Básica Latino-Americana was originally conceived by Darcy Ribeiro during his years of exile in the 1960s-1970s. The proposal of the collection is thus to promote reflection on Latin American thought, presented in a comprehensive way, through essays and texts by important artists and thinkers. Ana Pizarro has a wide and recognized research on literature, orality, and Amerindian culture, which is reflected in this unprecedented gathering of essays.