Abstract
En su novela policíaca Ask a Policeman (1998), un escritor chicano de prestigio como Rolando Hinojosa se adentra en el reciente subgénero de la narcoliteratura para abordar no solo la violencia y el sadismo extremos que caracterizan dicho mundo criminal, sino también cuestiones como la realidad actual de la comunidad chicana, la función que la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos desempeña hoy día, o la relación entre las comunidades hispanohablantes de ambos países.
Highlights
In his detective novel Ask a Policeman (1998), and within the framework of the recently-emerged subgenre of narcoliterature, prestigious Chicano author Rolando Hinojosa explores the extreme violence and sadism which characterize such a criminal underworld, and other topics such as the reality of the Chicano community nowadays, the current significance of the Mexico-US frontier, together with the interaction between the Spanish-speaking communities on both sides of the border
Casi un cuarto de siglo después de ser premiado en La Habana, Rolando Hinojosa ofreció en 1998 una sugerente contribución al entonces incipiente corpus de la narcoliteratura con Ask a Policeman, novela publicada en Texas en la que aborda la temática del tráfico de drogas desde un enfoque novedoso —el chicano— que complementa no solo al de autores hispanohablantes como Elmer Mendoza, Yuri Herrera o Lolita Bosch, sino también anglófonos como Don Winslow
Como suele ocurrir con las protagonistas del subgénero del film noir, una mujer tan atractiva como Laura Greyson deslumbra a los hombres que se cruzan con ella, y el autor la describe con gran detalle la primera que aparece en la obra: «a MexicanAmerican woman in her late thirties, wearing high heels, and clad in a smart white-and-yellow floral print and a sensible hat to ward off the blinding sun, slid from the driver’s seat of a newish-looking Audi»
Summary
In his detective novel Ask a Policeman (1998), and within the framework of the recently-emerged subgenre of narcoliterature, prestigious Chicano author Rolando Hinojosa explores the extreme violence and sadism which characterize such a criminal underworld, and other topics such as the reality of the Chicano community nowadays, the current significance of the Mexico-US frontier, together with the interaction between the Spanish-speaking communities on both sides of the border.
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callSimilar Papers
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
