Authors versus literary critics Bolaño/Belano versus Echevarría/Echevarne

<p>This essay ponders on the relationships between authors and literary critics in the contemporary literary field which is often in a state of conflict. It gives special consideration to the so-called “Echevarría case” (2004), in which the critic Ignacio Echevarría was confronted by the newsp...

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Main Author: Enrique Rodrigues-Moura
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2017-02-01
Series:Revista de Filología Románica
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Online Access:http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/RFRM/article/view/55026
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Summary:<p>This essay ponders on the relationships between authors and literary critics in the contemporary literary field which is often in a state of conflict. It gives special consideration to the so-called “Echevarría case” (2004), in which the critic Ignacio Echevarría was confronted by the newspaper <em>El País</em> (Spain). This ultimately led to his resignation due to a clash of cultural, economical, as well as ideological interests. It closes with an analysis of Roberto Bolaños literary project and points out the poetological necessity of protecting it from literary criticism, especially considering that the novel <em>Detectives salvajes</em> (1998) is narrated through the characters Arturo Belano (author) and Iñaki Echevarne (literary critic).</p>
ISSN:0212-999X
1988-2815