Rafael Pinedo's Trilogy
Dystopian Visions and Populist Thought in Argentina's Turn-of-the-century Narrative
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2170251 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Silvia Gabriela Kurlat-Are, Silvia G Kurlat Are (0000-0001-5639-4377, corresponding author), Silvia Gabriela Kurlat-Ares |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 431-447 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-9325 • E-ISSN: 1469-9575 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13569325.2016.1167022 |
| OpenAlex | W2476102201 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The three short novels written by Rafael Pinedo (Argentina, 1954–2006) before his untimely death are increasingly attracting the attention of academic researchers, not only because of their complexity but also because of their take on Argentine politics and ideology. The following article analyzes how these novels operate within what Tom Moylan defined as a critical dystopian narrative. By narrating each story as a future world in agony, where all social interactions are described with a militant pessimism, the novels envisage the consequences of the populist’s policies grip on the country’s social and cultural environment. I argue that Plop (Casa de las Américas Prize 2002), Frío (Finalist for the 2004 Planeta Prize), and Subte can be read as a trilogy since they propose a radical thought experiment about the limits of the social and cultural practices of populist policies, as well as a mise-en-scène of its hijacking and betrayal of utopian values. The article also underlines how, despite its pessimistic tone, the novels offer a glimmer of hope by returning to basic concepts of community and empathy
Aesthetics · Art · Dystopia · Ideology · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Trilogy · Vision · Anthropology · Borges, Kipling, and Jewish Identity · History · Latin American Literature Studies · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
| Highly cited | No |
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