The Crux of Violence: Unheimlich Encounters and PTSD in Santiago Roncagliolo’s Red April
This article explores the connection between close encounters, PTSD, and Freud’s concept of the ‚uncanny‛ by analysing the internal armed conflict in Peru (1980-2000) and offering a novel reading of Santiago Roncagliolo’s Red April (Abril rojo, 2006). Focusing on how the novel establishes cross-refe...
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| Language: | English |
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Fondazione Nuto Revelli
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Close Encounters in War Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://closeencountersinwarhome.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/bellin-the-crux-of-violence.pdf |