ABSTRACT
This research aims to inquire into Bolivian narrative works published during the first years of the 21st century, from a historical and political approach, in a close dialogue with literary productions that configure different shapes of violence. After a brief historical and political tour highlighting some of René Zavaleta Mercado’s sociological guidelines, the research carefully analyzes three literary texts supporting the hypothesis that some contemporary Bolivian narrative works represent violent events in two defined areas: the political and social arena, and the field of everyday life and intimacy. The corpus is formed by the following novels: El delirio de Turing [2003] (2005) by Edmundo Paz Soldán (b. 1967), Octubre negro (2011) by Adolfo Cáceres Romero (b. 1937) and Las camaleonas [2001] (2009) by Giovanna Rivero (b. 1972).
