La trayectoria identidaria de Carmen Aguirre: Testimonio de una (latino)canadiense revolucionaria
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Carmen Aguirre, literatura latino-canadiense, testimonio, narrativaAbstract
El testimonio Something Fierce: Memories of a Revolutionary Daughter (2011) de Carmen Aguirre analiza la cuestión de la identidad de la narrautora frente al exilio después del golpe de estado de Pinochet y a la clandestinidad impuesta por la madre revolucionaria, la
autora Carmen Rodríguez. El cuestionamiento identitario (Chile, Canadá, la clandestinidad, y de clase social), el diálogo con la voz materna (literaria, política y generacional), y los intersticios de la obra dentro de la literatura y la sociedad canadiense estructuran el relato. El rico tejido de estas particularidades significa un nueva trayectoria para la literatura (latino) canadiense.
Carmen Aguirre’s Identities: Testimonial of a (Latino)Canadian Revolutionary
The book Something Fierce: Memories of a Revolutionary Daughter (2011) by Carmen Aguirre analyses the question of the narrator/author faced with exile resulting from Pinochet’s coup d’état and the clandestine existence imposed by her revolutionary mother, author Carmen Rodríguez. The account is structured by a discussion of identity (Chilean, Canadian, clandestine and tied to social class), a dialogue with the (literary, political and generational) maternal voice, and the interstices of the work in Canadian literature and society. The rich interweaving of these characteristics in Aguirre’s memoirs suggests a new path for (Latino)Canadian literature.
La traiettoria identitaria di Carmen Aguirre: testimonianza di una (latino)canadese rivoluzionaria
La testimonianza Something Fierce: Memories of a Revolutionary Daughter, della cileno-canadese Carmen Aguirre, analizza la problematica dell’identità della ‘narrautrice’ di fronte all’esilio successivo al colpo di stato di Pinochet e nei confronti della clandestinità imposta dalla madre rivoluzionaria (1979-1984), l’autrice Carmen Rodríguez. Il racconto è strutturato sulla questione identitaria (Cile, Canadá, clandestinità, classe sociale), sul dialogo (letterario, politico e generazionale) con la voce materna, sugli interstizi dell’opera all’interno della letteratura e della società canadese. Il ricco tessuto di tali particolarità segna una nuova traiettoria per la letteratura (latino)canadese.
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