<b>Reflections around ‘insomnia epidemic’ in <i>One hundred years of solitude
Abstract
This paper proposes a critical reading of an episode present at the beginning of the novel One Hundred years of solitude (1967), by Gabriel García Márquez. The passage revolves around the successes of plague of insomnia, which contaminates the inhabitants of Macondo and spreads throughout the city, causing the loss of memories. In addition to situating this passage in the general dynamics of the work, we discuss some possible meanings for the strategies that the characters develops face the imminent deterioration of memories. Based on theoretical contributions of Adorno and Horkheimer (1985), Benjamin (1996) and Gagnebin (2014), we conclude that the confrontation with the insomnia crisis can be interpreted as overcoming Macondo's 'prehistory' and that the strategies activaded can illuminate the debate over the politics of memory (and forgetfulness) in contemporary Latin America.
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