'Escritores de envergadura': Gendering Bestsellers in Claudia Piñeiro's 'La muerte y la canoa' and 'Bendito aire de Buenos Aires'

This article explores the figure of the bestselling author in two short stories by contemporary Argentinian writer Claudia Piñeiro. Using the masculine concept of the 'escritor de envergadura' as a starting point, it analyses the protagonists of 'La muerte y la canoa' and 'B...

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Published in:Bulletin of Spanish studies (2002) 2022-07, Vol.99 (6), p.1019-1038
Main Author: Mackintosh, Fiona J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Argentina
Bestsellers
Century Argentine Literature
Claudia Piñeiro
Envergadura
Gender
Publishing industry
Quién no
Short stories
The Author
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Summary:This article explores the figure of the bestselling author in two short stories by contemporary Argentinian writer Claudia Piñeiro. Using the masculine concept of the 'escritor de envergadura' as a starting point, it analyses the protagonists of 'La muerte y la canoa' and 'Bendito aire de Buenos Aires'- both published in Quién no- to draw conclusions about Piñeiro's critique of the gendered world of the publishing industry.
ISSN:1475-3820
1478-3428
DOI:10.1080/14753820.2022.2122166