Narrating Tiredness: Body, Work, and Intimacy in El Evangelio, by Elisa Victoria
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https://doi.org/10.1344/452f.2024.31.3Keywords:
Post-15M literature , Burnout , Imperative of happiness , Post-ironic beliefAbstract
This article analyses El Evangelio (2021), by Elisa Victoria, as an example of the re-politization of Spanish literature after the 15-M Movement, as argued by David Becerra Mayor and María Ayete Gil. Specifically, this novel addresses the moral value attributed to work and the imperative of happiness, both fundamental elements in neoliberal subjectivity. El Evangelio articulates these critiques by paying attention to the body and the everyday life of the protagonist. The article concludes by proposing that the notion of «post-ironic belief», coined by Lee Konstantinou (2016), can help us to understand the protagonist’s willingness to engage with the world in the oppressive context she inhabits.
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