The second-person in ‘El río del Edén’: the comeback of the original curse
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José María Merino, Second-person, Narratology, El río del EdénAbstract
This study analyzes the use of the second-person in El río del edén (2012) by José María Merino, a work in which the original functions of this narrative technique are reinstated after its abuse in experimental periods. Through a homodiegetic narration, Merino employs the second-person to create an external view of the inner reality of his protagonist, as well as to develop an unrelenting judgment of Daniel against himself.
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