Abstract

JACOME, Margarita. Reshaping the Sicario Figure. Felicidad quizás by Mario Salazar Montero and Los restos del vellocino de oro by Alfredo Vanín. perifrasis. rev.lit.teor.crit. [online]. 2012, vol.3, n.5, pp.98-111. ISSN 2145-8987.

This article analyzes the transformation of the hit-man - sicario - as a fictional character in recent Colombian narratives, based upon its representation in Felicidad quizás by Mario Salazar Montero and Los restos del vellocino de oro by Alfredo Vanín. Besides studying the sicario figure in each novel, this article compares and contrasts the recent image of the hired assassin to the one established by the sicaresca novel of the 90´s. Additionally, this methodology helps pointing out some characteristics in the evolution of this literary genre within the context of diverse types of violence.

Keywords : hit-men; narratives of violence; sicaresque novel; displacement; marginality.

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