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On Crimes and Heroes. Rafael Menjívar Ochoa and Crime Fiction
Symposium: A Quarterly Journal in Modern Literatures Pub Date : 2019-04-03 , DOI: 10.1080/00397709.2019.1608640
Ignacio Sarmiento 1
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Abstract The following article addresses Salvadoran Rafael Menjívar Ochoa’s crime fiction saga, which includes Los años marchitos (1990), Los héroes tienen sueño (1998), De vez en cuando la muerte (2002), and Cualquier forma de morir (2006). This article argues that each of Menjívar’s novels articulates a metaliterary reflection on crime fiction. Specifically, Menjívar explores two of the most fundamental aspects of this genre: the crime (generally, a murder) and the protagonist (traditionally understood as the investigator/hero). The author tackles the discursive creation of the idea of crime, particularly in the contexts of political and narco violence. Further, Menjívar provides a critical analysis of the role of the protagonist as an investigator/hero in postwar El Salvador. Through these novels, he continually invites us to consider the recent transformations experienced by crime fiction in contemporary Central America, from traditional detective novel to contemporary novela negra.

中文翻译:

关于犯罪与英雄。拉斐尔·门吉瓦尔·奥乔亚和犯罪小说

摘要 以下文章介绍了萨尔瓦多拉斐尔·门吉瓦尔·奥乔亚 (Salvadoran Rafael Menjívar Ochoa) 的犯罪小说传奇,其中包括 Los años Marchitos (1990)、Los héroes tienen sueño (1998)、De vez en cuando la muerte (2002) 和 Cualquier forma de morir (2006)。本文认为,门吉瓦尔的每部小说都表达了对犯罪小说的元文学反思。具体来说,Menjívar 探讨了这种类型的两个最基本的方面:犯罪(通常是谋杀)和主角(传统上被理解为调查员/英雄)。作者处理了犯罪观念的话语创造,特别是在政治和毒品暴力的背景下。此外,Menjívar 对主角在战后萨尔瓦多作为调查员/英雄的角色进行了批判性分析。通过这些小说,
更新日期:2019-04-03
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