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Lo ‘lúdico’ inquietante en la literatura fantástica hispanoamericana a través del tiempo

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Abstract

Fantastic literature in Latin America emerged in opposition to nineteenth-century literary norms such as realism and naturalism. This ‘transgression’ reveals the ‘hidden’ aspects of our psyche. In this chapter, we will focus on demonstrating the ‘disturbing’ elements in some fantastic Latin American tales. Initially, these tales appear to be playful and innocent, but they contain multiple layers of meaning where ‘sinister’ and ‘unfamiliar’ are constant themes.


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Submitted: Feb. 18, 2025 | Accepted: May 20, 2025 | Published Sept. 9, 2025 | Language: es

Keywords Childhood • Weird • Fantastic literature • Transgression • Doll • Fetish

Copyright © 2025 Ángeles Saraiba Russell. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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