Shadows of History: Three uchronies about Malvinas War

Abstract

The Malvinas War is a central chapter in Argentine history, both because of the events that led to it, and because of its immediate consequences: the end of the military dictatorship and the return of democracy in December 1983. One of the most original methods to explore this capital event is the uchronia, the utopia in History, by asking the question “what would have happened if ...?”. Far from being a mere fictional resource, the uchronia allows us to think about history from “its shadow”, from its unrealized aspects. From this focus, specific to comparative literature, we propose to analyze three uchronies about the Malvinas War: Argentinos... a vencer! by Juan Simeran (2012), Dalle mie ceneri by Giampietro Stocco (2006) and Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan (2019).

Keywords

• ucronía
• guerra de malvinas
• literatura comparada
• ciencia ficción
• punto jonbar