El trabajo del duelo en el limonero real de J. J. Saer

Abstract

In El Limonero Real (1974) by J. J. Saer, the death of their son, which occurred six years before the time of the story, sets the mournful atmosphere of the novel. It is in relation to this event that the opposition between the parents, she and Wenceslao, unfolds, constituting one of the most evident narrative principles. This article explores the symbolic circumstances that can be articulated around Wenceslao's mourning work, contrasting it with her melancholic position.