Possible Duplications: Reading the Short Story "Troca d’Armas" by Luisa Valenzuela
In this article, we present an analysis of the short story "Troca d'Armas" by Luisa Valenzuela, published in the eponymous collection in 1982, through the lens of Ricardo Piglia's theory of the short story, which posits that a short story always tells two stories. Based on Piglia...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB) |
| Repository: | Babel (Alagoinhas) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.uneb.br:article/20339 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.uneb.br/babel/article/view/20339 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Troca d'Armas Luisa Valenzuela Ricardo Piglia Theory of the Short Story Troca D'Armas Teoria do conto |
| Summary: | In this article, we present an analysis of the short story "Troca d'Armas" by Luisa Valenzuela, published in the eponymous collection in 1982, through the lens of Ricardo Piglia's theory of the short story, which posits that a short story always tells two stories. Based on Piglia's formulations regarding short forms, it is possible to analyze Valenzuela's plot in two ways: one particular, related to the protagonist's suffering, and another broader one, which addresses the various symptoms that a country's memory endures after undergoing a traumatic period. In this case, the period between 1976 and 1983, during Argentina's last military dictatorship. |
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