Are They Joking? The Programmatic Nature in the Metaliterature of César Aira and Fernanda Laguna

This article examines the dialogue between metaliterary reflections on writing, production, and editing in the works of César Aira and Fernanda Laguna. It supports the hypothesis that Aira and Laguna share not only similar creative procedures, specifically, the use of rapid narrative rhythm and a na...

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Autor principal: Millán, Ana Clara
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Publicado: Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humanidades. Instituto de Letras "Alfredo Veiravé" 2025
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spelling I48-R154-article-89862025-12-24T00:28:50Z Are They Joking? The Programmatic Nature in the Metaliterature of César Aira and Fernanda Laguna ¿Son o se hacen? El carácter programático en la metaliteratura de César Aira y Fernanda Laguna Millán, Ana Clara César Aira Fernanda Laguna Metaliterature Argentine literature César Aira Fernanda Laguna metaliteratura literatura argentina This article examines the dialogue between metaliterary reflections on writing, production, and editing in the works of César Aira and Fernanda Laguna. It supports the hypothesis that Aira and Laguna share not only similar creative procedures, specifically, the use of rapid narrative rhythm and a naïve or childlike perspective of the world, but also a common reflexive stance toward these procedures. Both authors converge at the point where they theorize and program their own literary practices, revealing metaliterature as a generative force that legitimizes and sustains literature itself. El presente trabajo se propone observar el diálogo entre las reflexiones metaliterarias sobre la escritura, la producción y la edición presentes en las obras de César Aira y Fernanda Laguna, para así sostener la hipótesis de que Aira y Laguna no solo tienen formas semejantes de proceder –estas son, propondremos, el recurso del ritmo veloz y la mirada idiota/infantil del mundo– sino también en la reflexión de ese ritmo y esa mirada: convergen allí donde programan sus procedimientos, donde la metaliteratura es una potencia que justifica la literatura. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humanidades. Instituto de Letras "Alfredo Veiravé" 2025-12-24 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/xml application/zip https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/8986 10.30972/clt.288986 Cuadernos de Literatura; No. 28 (2025): Diciembre; 1-17 Cuadernos de Literatura; Núm. 28 (2025): Diciembre; 1-17 Cuadernos de Literatura; n. 28 (2025): Diciembre; 1-17 2684-0499 0326-5102 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/8986/8752 https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/8986/8753 https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/8986/8754
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topic César Aira
Fernanda Laguna
Metaliterature
Argentine literature
César Aira
Fernanda Laguna
metaliteratura
literatura argentina
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Fernanda Laguna
Metaliterature
Argentine literature
César Aira
Fernanda Laguna
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literatura argentina
Millán, Ana Clara
Are They Joking? The Programmatic Nature in the Metaliterature of César Aira and Fernanda Laguna
topic_facet César Aira
Fernanda Laguna
Metaliterature
Argentine literature
César Aira
Fernanda Laguna
metaliteratura
literatura argentina
author Millán, Ana Clara
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title Are They Joking? The Programmatic Nature in the Metaliterature of César Aira and Fernanda Laguna
title_short Are They Joking? The Programmatic Nature in the Metaliterature of César Aira and Fernanda Laguna
title_full Are They Joking? The Programmatic Nature in the Metaliterature of César Aira and Fernanda Laguna
title_fullStr Are They Joking? The Programmatic Nature in the Metaliterature of César Aira and Fernanda Laguna
title_full_unstemmed Are They Joking? The Programmatic Nature in the Metaliterature of César Aira and Fernanda Laguna
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description This article examines the dialogue between metaliterary reflections on writing, production, and editing in the works of César Aira and Fernanda Laguna. It supports the hypothesis that Aira and Laguna share not only similar creative procedures, specifically, the use of rapid narrative rhythm and a naïve or childlike perspective of the world, but also a common reflexive stance toward these procedures. Both authors converge at the point where they theorize and program their own literary practices, revealing metaliterature as a generative force that legitimizes and sustains literature itself.
publisher Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humanidades. Instituto de Letras "Alfredo Veiravé"
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