The Household and its Description in Roberto Bolaño's Nouvelles

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https://doi.org/10.24029/lejana.2018.11.259

Keywords:

identity, space, non-place, anthropological place, biography, household

Abstract

Space is a basic element to determine identity, and identity can only exist based on tamed or own spaces. Roberto Bolaño always traces identity problems and it is well-known his stinginess with descriptions. His descriptions are means of destruction or of construction? Does the description give stability to the homes represented or does it increase the savage nonsense? The artistic, in its duality (divine or diabolic), is often located in the space of the home, which also appears as an uncertain place, a border area.

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2018-10-21

How to Cite

Varju, K., and P. Báder. “The Household and Its Description in Roberto Bolaño’s Nouvelles”. Lejana. Revista Crítica De Narrativa Breve, no. 11, Oct. 2018, pp. 94-104, doi:10.24029/lejana.2018.11.259.

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No. 11 (2018): Monográfico "Objetos y sus entornos: la descripción del espacio en la narrativa breve en español"

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Student’s Corner

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