"Nobody has ever had anything but her voice". To speak, to silence, to write Esta parcela by Guadalupe Santa Cruz

Authors

  • Víctor Ibarra B. Universidad Diego Portales; Universidad de Leiden

Abstract

This paper proposes a reading of the novel Esta parcela by Guadalupe Santa Cruz in order to unravel the relationship between writing, death and violence. One of the main characters in this experimental novel is a singer who has lost her voice. From here, this article seeks to consider why a singer who is on the verge of death decides to try different forms of writing. Therefore, the in-depth analysis of Esta parcela will show how the singer’s writing is confronted with death.

Keywords:

Guadalupe Santa Cruz, writing, silence, violence, voice