The State’s Construction of Subjectivity: A Literary Analysis of the Contemporary Narco-Novel Perra Brava

By Carla Graciano, Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Perra Brava, written by Orfa Alarcón, is a Mexican narco-novel that will act as the focal point of this essay. Perra most often translates to bitch or female dog, and most of the time, women are the ones who are on the receiving end of this epithet.

Issue XContent EditorsMay 4, 2020novel, Mexico, literature, politics, women, drugs, government, identityComment