El retorno del monstruo. Figuraciones de lo monstruoso en la literatura latinoamericana contemporánea. Por Adriana López-Labourdette. Buenos Aires: Ediciones Corregidor, 2023. 410 pages.

Abstract

In this review, I offer a critical summary of Adriana López-Labourdette's recent monograph El retorno del monstruo. Figuraciones de lo monstruoso en la literatura latinoamericana contemporánea. As emerges from a first reading of the title, the volume deals with the appearance of monstrous figurations in the recent Latin American literary field. In addition to illustrating the main aspects addressed in the book, this review aims to demonstrate the relevance of such a study in the field of monster studies, both in the Latin American field and in literature in general. In particular, in addition to offering a complex theoretical apparatus and an exhaustive survey of the literature related to the theme of the monster, the author also provides numerous new insights through which to read and interpret the monstrous figurations that haunt contemporary literature.