A way of naming desire in Toda esa gran verdad

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  • Mauricio List Reyes Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

Keywords:

Eduardo Montagner, twenty-first century Mexican literature, masculinity, sexuality, queer studies

Abstract

This article analyzes the Mexican novel Toda esa gran verdad (2006), written by Eduardo Montagner. The article focuses on the topic of sexuality, particularly that of the main character. The idea is to reflect on dissident forms of sexuality that break the rules and ways that are socially sanctioned. In this particular case, a pair of rubber boots attracts the undivided attention of a young man from a rural community, who claims to be in love with the owner of those shoes. He will learn that a fetishistic subject needs of his object to enjoy erotic pleasure.
Lectora 17

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No. 17 (2011): Queerencias. Literaturas hispánicas y estudios LGBTQ

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