The price of the word: the indigenous voice in Huasipungo by Jorge Icaza
Keywords:
Huasipungo, Jorge Icaza, language, Quechua, voice, indigenous, symbolic order, national identity.
Abstract
This article proposes a reading of Jorge Icaza’s novel Huasipungo (1934) that focuses on the manner in which the native voice of the “huasipungueros” is constructed. This is a novel that tends towards the creation of a space for the voice and the body of the native national community. Nevertheless, we discover that, ironically, it shows how the indigenous population is physically destroyed just when appearing as a speaker. Foucault’s ideas closely accompany this analysis, where the bodies of the subordinate Indians are studied when it comes to beauty, color, odor, and hygiene.Format
Crossmark
Published
2017-02-01
How to Cite
Soriano Saljkelsvik, K. (2017). The price of the word: the indigenous voice in Huasipungo by Jorge Icaza. Anales de Literatura Hispanoamericana, 45, 325-341. https://doi.org/10.5209/ALHI.55128
Section
Miscelaneous
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