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Murder and masculinity

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This book analyses the cliché of proving virility through violence against women. The author develops her argument through close readings of five works: Jorge Luis Borges's 'La intrusa', Armonia Somer's 'El despojo', Clarice Lispector's A maga no Escuro,Manuel Puig's The …

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This book analyses the cliché of proving virility through violence against women. The author develops her argument through close readings of five works: Jorge Luis Borges's 'La intrusa', Armonia Somer's 'El despojo', Clarice Lispector's A maga no Escuro,Manuel Puig's The Buenos Aires Affair, and Reinaldo Arenas's El asalto.

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"This book analyses the cliché of proving virility through violence against women. The author develops her argument through close readings of five works: Jorge Luis Borges's 'La intrusa', Armonia Somer's …"

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