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La mujer kafkiana y su doble monstruoso en el gótico andino: Análisis del cuento 'Las Voladoras', de Mónica Ojeda

Authors :
Leira Araújo-Nieto
Source :
Svět Literatury, Vol XXXIII, Iss SI, Pp 202-214 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická Fakulta, 2023.

Abstract

Mónica Ojeda (Guayaquil, 1988) is an Ecuadorian writer whose literature is linked to the horror in its multiple forms. Furthermore, Las Voladoras (2020), included Ojeda in a new literary genre called Andean Gothic, a category where horror and Latin American myths convey. This paper analyzes how Ojeda adapts the disposition of the narrative elements to the Andean folklore. Moreover, it studies Ojeda’s reconstruction of the female monster by introducing the figure of a woman and its double, a hybrid between witch and animal, in order to create an alter ego effect. This article addresses how this narrative maneuver links Ojeda to Franz Kafka (1883–1924) and his vision of the monster in society.

Details

Language :
Czech, English, Spanish; Castilian, French, Portuguese
ISSN :
23366729 and 08628440
Volume :
XXXIII
Issue :
SI
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Svět Literatury
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.6c1545cdd547ebba4b845c287672dd
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.14712/23366729.2023.3.19