Alejandro Zambra. The Art of Planting a Novel

Authors

  • Felipe Oliver University of Guanajuato

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4312/vh.24.1.217-229

Keywords:

Alejandro Zambra, Bonsái, Chilean literature, metafiction, nouvelle

Abstract

The appearance of Bonsai in 2006, immediately placed Alejandro Zambra as one of the most representative writers of contemporary young Latin American literature. This novel of an absolute simplicity proposes however a very rich and complex framework of intertextuality. The title in fact is particularly relevant as far as it suggests a parallel between the complex technical of writing with the ancient Oriental practice of growing miniature trees. This paper seeks a reading of the novel of Zambra through its Bonsai symbolism.

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Author Biography

Felipe Oliver, University of Guanajuato

Doctor en Literatura de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Actualmente trabaja como profesor e investigador en el Departamento de Letras Hispánicas de la Universidad de Guanajuato. Es vocero del Cuerpo Académico «Estudios de poética y crítica literaria hispanoamericana». Cuenta con dos libros publicados y decenas de artículos en diversas revistas internacionales.

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Published

29.12.2016

How to Cite

Oliver, F. (2016). Alejandro Zambra. The Art of Planting a Novel. Verba Hispanica, 24(1), 217–229. https://doi.org/10.4312/vh.24.1.217-229

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Literature

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Copyright (c) 2017 Felipe Oliver

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