<em>Cap al cel obert</em> (2000) by Carme Riera: Hermeneutics and Feminist Narratology
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Carme Riera, Cap al cel obert, identity and gender, hermeneutics, postcolonialismAbstract
In this article, the novel Cap al cel obert (2000) written by Carme Riera, is read by the methodological tools of feminist theories on the pleasure of reading. The first focus of attention will be the concepts of "kinship" and "traffic of women" developed by Gayle Rubin and their relevance in defining female characters. After that, the thoughts of Diana Fuss and Nancy Miller will lead the analysis of the plot of David S. Parker, a plot that is outside of the main story of the novel. The works of Susan Lanser and Susan Winnett will help to reflect on the importance of the epilogue, which is not in any way expendable, and the fact that the novel ends "beyond the ending", to put it in Rachel Blau DuPlessis terms. That never ending story gives to Maria, the main character, the ability to survive and become a legend in the collective memory.
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