Abstract

The novels Carne de perro and La segunda mano by Germán Marín propose a critical rereading of Chilean history by questioning the dichotomous model that opposes left-wing and right-wing groups in the context of the 1973 military coup. This article examines the representations of the shattered dreams of young (counter)revolutionary figures, whose voices, situated on the margins of radical and antagonistic ideological movements -the VOP and Patria y Libertad- offer an alternative perspective on the events in which the dreamed utopia crumbles. Through an articulation between textuality and historical reference, the analysis explores how these texts strip such figures of their criminalized characterization to humanize them and reveal the fractures in the political fabric, the instrumentalization of violence, and the traces of political defeat during the 1970s in Chile. This approach allows for an exploration of the tensions between power dynamics and subjectivity in a period marked by sharp political and social conflicts.