Abstract

The novel Matar a los viejos by Carlos Droguett is the direct result of the impact that the 1973 coup produced on the author. Its publication had to overcome various editorial and political vicissitudes. Even so, the novel did not see the light of day until posthumously in 2001. The objective of this article is to demonstrate, based on its analysis, the way in which the author constructs a fictional proposal that generates reflections on violence, injustice and the (im)possibility of a revolution that announces the advent of a new history; all this within the framework of the potential of the literary text as an artistic artifact capable of building new aesthetic experiences.