Abstract

GARCIA GARCIA, Sergio. Reflections on the Detective Profession in Mexico: the Case of Héctor Belascoarán Shayne. Lit. mex [online]. 2022, vol.33, n.2, pp.137-172.  Epub Aug 08, 2022. ISSN 2448-8216.  https://doi.org/10.19130/iifl.litmex.2022.33.2.7731x05.

Taking as a starting point that the crime novel in Mexico has been nationalized with the neopolicial developed by Paco Ignacio Taibo II, this study addresses the presence of those reflections on the detective occupation within the Mexican context included in his nine novels starring Héctor Belascoarán Shayne. These reflections, which constitute judgments and qualifications towards the aforementioned character, as well as comparisons with the classic references of the crime novel, question the existence and the plausibility of this occupation in the Mexican reality. At the same time, they outline a series of characteristics of the Mexican detective. Thus, they are presented as a great example of the realism to which the Taibo’s crime literature aspires. This study, therefore, aims to show that the difficult assimilation of the existence of a detective in Mexico should be considered as a feature of the nationalization of the neopolicial genre.

Keywords : Detective; Neopolicial; Hard Boiled; Nationalization; Paco Ignacio Taibo II; Héctor Belascoarán Shayne.

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