Following Wim Tigges’ notion of “nonsense” as a literary genre —especially through the simultaneous presence of both profusion of meaning and lack of sense—, this article studies the nonsensical tendency in Argentinian narrative of the last decade. Works by César Aira, Daniel Guebel, Washington Cucurto, and Sergio Bizzio are analyzed here from the nonsensical framework. The study also surveys the connections between nonsense and irony, kitsch, and camp elements. The article will be especially valuable to those working on Argentinian literature, literary studies, the poetics of fiction, and postmodern approaches to narrative.
In lieu of an abstract, an excerpt: “Parece que en una parte de la literatura argentina de la última década se va afirmando una tendencia hacia el nonsense o el sinsentido. Esta tendencia se constata en la obra de autores tan diversos como César Aira, Daniel Guebel, Washington Cucurto y Sergio Bizzio para nombrar solo los casos más representativos. [En este artículo] se intenta mostrar el papel del sinsentido, la ironía y del camp en la obra de Daniel Guebel, autor muy influido por César Aira, que ha colaborado estrechamente con Sergio Bizzio y cuya obra tiene, desde mi punto de vista, algunos aires de familia a primera vista insospechados con la de Washington Cucurto.”
Keywords: Contemporary Argentinian Literature; nonsense; kitsch; camp; César Aira; Daniel Guebel; Washington Cucurto; Sergio Bizzio.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5195/reviberoamer.2017.7545
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