The Art of Transition, as its title indicates, offers an analysis of a broad scope of cultural production as it moves from conditions of dictatorship to democracy in the context of neoliberalism and globalization. It focuses primarily on the cultural production of Argentina and Chile, mainly in the fields of fictional narrative and poetry, though some references to the visual arts are included. Francine Masiello's book, without any doubt, is a complex, inspiring, and a very timely piece of work. In fact, it is undeniable that artand the process of creation and creativity it involves constitutes a key cultural artifact and form of cultural expression of any society. Also undeniable is the strong relationship between Latin American literary discourses and the sociohistorical context in which they are produced. This is clear, for instance, in the literature produced under repressive conditions in South America, which could be considered as a cultural response to dictatorship and authoritarianism. Likewise, given the dramatic economic and cultural changes we are experiencing under the aegis of neoliberalism and globalization, it seems imperative, now more than ever, to consider the relationship between cultural production and the socio-historical context, as well as that between the dominant mode of production and the mode of production of a literary text or a piece of art. For instance, one can consider some of the more recent literary production which, in some cases, seems to be strongly conditioned by the market and cultural industry policies, becoming little more than rhetoric for mass consumption. However, along with this kind of cultural production, there is another kind of literary expressions that doesn't forget that literature is a form of art and aesthetic experience, as much as it is a cultural expression of resistance to the market as the prevailing orientation.