Murder and masculinity
Latin American fiction
Violence in literature
Masculinity in literature
Politics and literature
History and criticism
This book analyses the cliché of proving virility through violence against women. The author develops her argument through close readings of five works: Jorge Luis Borges's 'La intrusa', Armonia Somer's 'El despojo', Clarice Lispector's A maga no Escuro,Manuel Puig's The Buenos Aires Affair, and R…
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