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Un grito que rompe los espejos
In the novel The Armies, Evelio Rosero gives existence to the voice of a witness for those who have been silenced in the crossfire of the war that pervades us. Ismael Pasos, in his role as a witness, shows how the conditions and effects of war undermine the very foundation of humanity of the inhabit...
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Published in: | Desde el jardín de Freud : revista de psicoanálisis 2013 (13), p.21-27 |
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Language: | Spanish |
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Summary: | In the novel The Armies, Evelio Rosero
gives existence to the voice of
a witness for those who have been
silenced in the crossfire of the war
that pervades us. Ismael Pasos, in
his role as a witness, shows how
the conditions and effects of war
undermine the very foundation of
humanity of the inhabitants of San
José, a name that could identify any
of our devastated towns. This story,
which moves around the present
of the events, makes audible the
impossible cry of a dead man; and,
in the climax of horror, it shows
the unbearable figure of a voyeur,
in which we would not want to
see ourselves, since it would be
worse than if I looked at myself in
the mirror .
En la novela Los ejércitos, Evelio
Rosero hace existir la voz de un
testigo, para aquellos que, en el
fuego cruzado de la guerra que nos
atraviesa, han quedado silenciados.
Ismael Pasos, en labor de testigo,
muestra cómo las condiciones y
los efectos de la guerra socavan el
fundamento mismo de humanidad
de los habitantes de San José, nombre
que designa a cualquiera de
nuestros pueblos devastados. Este
relato, que transcurre en el presente
de los acontecimientos, hace audible
el imposible grito de un muerto
y, en el culmen del horror, muestra
la insoportable figura de un mirón,
en la que no querríamos vernos,
siendo entonces peor que si me
mirara al espejo . |
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ISSN: | 2256-5477 1657-3986 2256-5477 |