Through the analysis of five novels of poet, narrator, translator, and critic Carlos Pujol (Barcelona, 1936-2012), we intend to overcome a terminological and methodological problem that encumbers the study of literary motifs, such as the search for the father that has been treated by authors all periods, since Homer narrated Telemachus’ journey to find Ulysses. Other elusive questions are also addressed, such as the hierarchy among the motifs of a given work and the interrelationship between motif, theme and genre. Approaching the recurrent use of the search for the father in Pujol’s narrative will allow us to delve into the connection between biography and fiction according to the writer’s literary ideas.
Keywords:
Literary motif, search for the father, Telemachus, Carlos Pujol (1936-2012), literary thoughts
Vallès-Botey, T. (2019). The literary motif of the search for the father in Carlos Pujol’s narrative. Revista Chilena De Literatura, (100), pp. 237–259. Retrieved from https://lenguasmodernas.uchile.cl/index.php/RCL/article/view/55519
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