Forensic Archives

Representations and Forms of Violence in Rodrigo Rey Rosa’s "El material humano" and Roberto Bolaño’s "2666"

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https://doi.org/10.22456/2236-6385.153753

Abstract

In the autofictional novel El material humano, Rodrigo Rey Rosa recounts the historical violence of a Guatemala with a bloody dictatorial past through an investigative diary about his access to a vast police archive. In 2666, Roberto Bolaño fictionalizes the investigation into a series of femicides in Santa Teresa (Ciudad Juárez), leading us to question the extent to which literature and violence can be intertwined. This article aims to analyze how El material humano by Rodrigo Rey Rosa and 2666 by Roberto Bolaño make use of reproductions of police records and criminal investigation files to create a linguistic experience in which violence is confronted in all its multidimensionality.

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Author Biography

João Carlos Pinho Pereira, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Doutorando no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Estudos de Literatura pela Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) com bolsa de pesquisa concedida pelo CAPES.

Published

2026-06-15

How to Cite

PEREIRA, João Carlos Pinho. Forensic Archives: Representations and Forms of Violence in Rodrigo Rey Rosa’s "El material humano" and Roberto Bolaño’s "2666". Cadernos do IL, [S. l.], n. 70, p. 89–108, 2026. DOI: 10.22456/2236-6385.153753. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/cadernosdoil/article/view/153753. Acesso em: 8 aug. 2026.

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Artigos de estudos literários