Um olho diante da violência: trauma, castração e exílio em “O Olho Silva”, de Roberto Bolaño

Abstract

This present work seeks to read the short story “O Olho Silva”, by Roberto Bolaño, published in the collection Putas Asesinas(2001). From Ricardo Piglia’s theoretical perspective on the form of the report and the short story as a genre, there is a discussion of central themes of the narrative, recurring throughout the Chilean writer’s production, such as: violence, exile, trauma provided by Latin American dictatorial regimes during the 20th century and its consequences on the generation that experienced it. The perspective of authors such as Edward Said and Susan Sontag is also relevant for thinking about spe-cific issues that are associated with the themes exposed.