Languages, identity, and literature: discursive construction of bilingual identity in two novels by Monica Zwaig
This paper analyzes the discursive construction of bilingual identity in two recently published novels –Una familia bajo la nieve (2021) and La interlengua (2023)– in dialogue with statements made by their author, Monica Zwaig, during an interview. In the various sections of this paper, we analyze h...
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I48-R154-article-93642026-06-03T21:53:18Z Languages, identity, and literature: discursive construction of bilingual identity in two novels by Monica Zwaig Lenguas, identidad y literatura: construcción discursiva de la identidad bilingüe en dos novelas de la escritora Monica Zwaig Grisolía, María Belén Mother tongue Foreign language Interlanguage Literature lengua materna lengua extranjera interlengua literatura This paper analyzes the discursive construction of bilingual identity in two recently published novels –Una familia bajo la nieve (2021) and La interlengua (2023)– in dialogue with statements made by their author, Monica Zwaig, during an interview. In the various sections of this paper, we analyze how the identity of uprootedness experienced by the main characters of both novels (who are also their narrators) is configured in relation to their mother tongue(s), foreign language(s), and interlanguage. We conclude that, in Zwaig’s novels, the bilingual identity of the characters is constructed as a process that dramatizes uprootedness, ambivalence, and the complexity of their being in the world. Este trabajo analiza la construcción discursiva de la identidad bilingüe en dos novelas editadas recientemente –Una familia bajo la nieve (2021) y La interlengua (2023)–, en diálogo con expresiones de su autora, Monica Zwaig, compartidas durante una entrevista. En las distintas secciones del trabajo, analizamos cómo la identidad del desarraigo de las protagonistas de ambas novelas (que son también sus narradoras) se configura en relación con la(s) lengua(s) materna(s), la(s) lengua(s) extranjera(s) y la interlengua. Concluimos que, en las novelas de Zwaig, la identidad bilingüe de los personajes se construye como un proceso que escenifica el desarraigo, la ambivalencia y la complejidad de su estar en el mundo. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humanidades. Instituto de Letras "Alfredo Veiravé" 2026-06-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion text/html https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/9364 10.30972/clt.299364 Cuadernos de Literatura; No. 29 (2026): Mayo Cuadernos de Literatura; Núm. 29 (2026): Mayo Cuadernos de Literatura; n. 29 (2026): Mayo 2684-0499 0326-5102 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/9364/9278 |
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This paper analyzes the discursive construction of bilingual identity in two recently published novels –Una familia bajo la nieve (2021) and La interlengua (2023)– in dialogue with statements made by their author, Monica Zwaig, during an interview. In the various sections of this paper, we analyze how the identity of uprootedness experienced by the main characters of both novels (who are also their narrators) is configured in relation to their mother tongue(s), foreign language(s), and interlanguage. We conclude that, in Zwaig’s novels, the bilingual identity of the characters is constructed as a process that dramatizes uprootedness, ambivalence, and the complexity of their being in the world. |
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