The Conception of Literature in Three Short Stories by Roberto Bolaño

Authors

  • Gustavo Camacho Guzmán Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15359/rl.2-60.8

Keywords:

Roberto Bolaño, Spanish American literature, contemporary Chilean narrative

Abstract

An analysis is carried out on how literature itself is conceived in the stories “Fotos,” “Dentista,” and “Encuentro con Enrique Lihn,” by Roberto Bolaño. These three texts offer a representation of the following components of the literary phenomenon: the writer (conceived as a miserable, poor, and suffering being), the reader (someone who suffers when reading), the text (a kind of executioner influencing the reader negatively), and the reading process (a condemning act).  

References

Bolaño, Roberto. 2666. Barcelona: Anagrama, 2013.

Bolaño, Roberto. Asesinas. Barcelona: Anagrama, 2011.

Bolaño, Roberto. Los detectives salvajes. Barcelona: Anagrama, 2011.

Brindeau, Sergio y otros, La poésie contemporaine de langue française depuis 1945. París: Bordas, 1973.

Published

2016-10-20

How to Cite

The Conception of Literature in Three Short Stories by Roberto Bolaño. (2016). LETRAS, 60, 169-182. https://doi.org/10.15359/rl.2-60.8

Issue

Section

Estudios sobre Roberto Bolaño (Studies on Roberto Bolaño)

How to Cite

The Conception of Literature in Three Short Stories by Roberto Bolaño. (2016). LETRAS, 60, 169-182. https://doi.org/10.15359/rl.2-60.8