El desafío de ficcionalizar el horror:reflexiones sobre dos novelas acerca del genocidio en Guatemala

• Autor: Mercedes Elena Seoane
• Páginas: 32-50

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El desafío de ficcionalizar el horror: reflexiones sobre dos novelas acerca del genocidio en Guatemala - Mercedes Elena Seoane

Revista de Estudi os sobre Genocidio. Año 6 , volumen 9, Bueno s Aires, julio de 2014, pp. 32-50 - I SSN 1851-8184 / IS SN-e 2362-3985

El desafío de ficcionalizar el horror:

reflexiones sobre dos novelas acerca del genocidio

en Guatemala

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El desafío de ficcionalizar el horror: reflexiones sobre dos novelas acerca del genocidio en Guatemala - Mercedes Elena Seoane

Revista de Estudi os sobre Genocidio. Año 6 , volumen 9, Bueno s Aires, julio de 2014, pp. 32-50 - I SSN 1851-8184 / IS SN-e 2362-3985

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