Between the Polygon and the Living Body: Territory and Territoriality in The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

 

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Bibliografiset tiedot
Tekijä: Páez Lotero, Claudia Marcela
Aineistotyyppi: artículo original
Tila:Versión publicada
Julkaisupäivä:2026
Kuvaus:The Old Man Who Read Love Stories, by Luis Sepúlveda, has been primarily studied as a work that denounces environmental damage in Amazonia and expresses an ecological consciousness. However, the theme of human territoriality has received less attention. This paper analyzes how the novel portrays the strategies of territorial delimitation and control employed by both the Ecuadorian state and the Shuar indigenous community, each implemented with specific purposes. Based on this analysis, the study concludes that the forms of territoriality deployed by the Shuar influence the transformation of the protagonist, José Antonio Bolívar Proaño, who becomes an ally and protector of both the indigenous community and the Amazonian environment.
Maa:Portal de Revistas UCR
Organisaatio:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Kieli:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/10989
Linkit:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rfilyling/article/view/10989
Sanahaku:Amazonia
colonization
epistemic territory
human territoriality
Luis Sepúlveda
Amazonía
colonización
territorialidad humana
territorio epistémico