From the Noir Genre to “Paranoid Fiction”: Ricardo Piglia's Blanco Nocturno (Night White)
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https://doi.org/10.37646/xihmai.v9i17.237Keywords:
Ricardo Piglia, contemporary Hispanic American literature, paranoid fiction, moral novel, intertextual analysisAbstract
This paper analyzes the thriller transition to the "paranoid fiction", Ricardo Piglia’s concept for his novel Blanco nocturno. Intertextual references contribute to aesthetic and ethical position leading to a critique of the capitalist system and the emptiness of moral values, such as solidarity and justice.
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