Visiones del capitalismo en algunas novelas polacas y españolas posteriores a la transición hacia la democracia
The Image of Capitalism in Selected Polish and Spanish Novels Published after the Transition to Democracy

Summary/Abstract: Although the transition to capitalism in Poland was undoubtedly more radical than in Spain, the two literatures seem to have supplied a series of texts that consider the capitalist economic system from a relatively similar critical perspective. The objective of the present article is to determine how capitalism was codified in narrative works published after the transition to democracy in both countries. The analysis encompasses novels in which capitalism constitutes one of the central themes and is the object of criticism both explicitly and implicitly. The research covers four works: Małż (2005) by Marta Dzido, Snow White and Russian Red (2002) by Dorota Masłowska, Historias del Kronen (1994) by José Ángel Mañas and Lo verdadero es un momento de lo falso (2010) by Lucía Etxebarria. The text reflects on the possibility of establishing a comparison framework in terms of correlation between the capitalism theme and the use of specific literary techniques applied to represent it.

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