La novela criminal y la crítica socialel caso de Antonio Lozano

  1. Javier Rivero Grandoso 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Laguna
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    Universidad de La Laguna

    San Cristobal de La Laguna, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01r9z8p25

Revue:
Revista de estudios hispánicos

ISSN: 0378-7974

Année de publication: 2022

Volumen: 9

Número: 2

Pages: 183-205

Type: Article

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Résumé

Crime fiction is known for its social critique, which is a product of the evolution of the different models from the hard-boiled sub-genre. During the Spanish transition to democracy, hard-boiled crime fiction was adapt-ed as a countercultural discourse against the insufficient political, eco-nomic, and social changes. Since then, new problems have developed in Spain, and early in the 21st century immigration has risen as a primary example. Antonio Lozano was an author who addressed this issue through crime fiction. In this work, we will analyze Lozano’s complaint about the conditions of African migrants in Spain in the novels Harraga and Donde mueren los ríos, emphasizing critical elements that continue to prevail in recent crime fiction.