The Evolution of Latin American Detective Novel and the Role of Women in Them

Document Type : Research Paper

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Abstract

Duringthe past two decades, the
detective genrehas experiencedan unprecedented boomin LatinAmerica. Many of
the writers writing in this regard
have highlightedthe
roleof women indetectiveframes.This
paper examinesa series ofdetective novelstoexaminebroadlythe
evolutionofthe female figure incontemporarydetective
novelsofArgentina, Chileand
Mexico. Here,we show howthe
womandetectivestartsimitatingand
parodyingthe figure ofmaledetective, but, over
time,
come todevelop her own styleof
being and feeling, reaching a defined personalitythatallows
us to report, in somecases, the
difficultsocialrealitythat
surrounds her.

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