Abstract
This article studies narrative creativity and the dialectic of reality in the work of Augusto Roa Bastos. It examines the writer’s relation to exile, political commitment, historical memory, and the representation of Paraguayan reality. The article shows how Roa Bastos transforms exile from a biographical condition into a literary and ideological perspective, allowing him to address alienation, dictatorship, resistance, and national identity. Particular attention is given to the interaction between reality and fiction, especially in the reading of *Yo el Supremo*, where history, power, imagination, and narrative invention are interwoven. The study argues that Roa Bastos’s fiction offers a distinctive literary reconstruction of Paraguayan history and gives a voice to the tensions of society, memory, and political oppression.
Recommended Citation
El Aoufi, Bouchaa
(1991)
"Narrative Creativity and the Dialectic of Reality in Roa Bastos,"
Bouhout: Vol. 4:
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1, Article 12.
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