La materialidad de la memoria en Las cartas que no llegaron de Mauricio Rosencof (Uruguay, 1930-2000).

This article examines the way that Uruguayan author Mauricio Rosencof reconstructs family genealogy and self identity in Las cartas que no llegaron. The materiality of memory has an impor­tant place in the novel: the superimposed stories take shape through spaces and objects tied to the protagonist&...

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Main Author: Anna Forné.
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de los Andes 2010-01-01
Series:Historia Crítica
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Online Access:http://historiacritica.uniandes.edu.co/view.php/642/index.php?id=642
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Summary:This article examines the way that Uruguayan author Mauricio Rosencof reconstructs family genealogy and self identity in Las cartas que no llegaron. The materiality of memory has an impor­tant place in the novel: the superimposed stories take shape through spaces and objects tied to the protagonist's childhood and the family history. The author employs a double entendre in which referential immediacy is combined with complex, fictionalizing strategies. The latter, corresponding to the three most important elements regarding memory in the novel, are analyzed separately: the family album, the cards, and the word.
ISSN:0121-1617
1900-6152