Una Poética de las ruinas: Testimonio y alegoría de Aníbal Quijada

Authors

  • Jaume Peris Blanes Universitat de València

Abstract

The text of Anibal Quijada Cerco de púas, is a good example of the double fi liationof the testimonies of chilean exile. In one hand, these testimonies had a close relationship with the international protest against the military rule and, one the other hand, the cultural community made them appear as a main element in the crise of the concept of literature. The author focuses in the strategies used by the text of Quijada in that turbulent context.

Keywords:

Testimony, allegory, military dictatorship, concentration camps, Casa de las Américas.