Literary elements in Jorge Baradit's Historia Secreta de Chile (Secret History of Chile)

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The book delves into eleven stories from Jorge Baradit's "Historia Secreta de Chile," exploring their historical context from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. It analyzes Baradit's narrative style and literary elements while situating the work within postmodernism, contemporary literature, and historical fiction. Key themes include the interplay of person, fact, and character, symbolism of fire, dehumanization, and the rejection of dictatorship. The study also highlights the Freak Power movement, providing a comprehensive cultural-literary framework for understanding these narratives.