: In this framework, "fantasmas" represent the marginalized populations and the "disappeared." The city itself becomes a spectral archive where the writer must find the "witnesses" among the ruins of the Mexican landscape. Socio-Political Haunting in the Spanish Context
Beyond specific titles, "entre fantasmas" often refers to the liminal nature of disappearance and historical memory in Argentina and Spain. Entre Fantasmas
In the context of Valeria Luiselli's novel Los ingrávidos (Faces in the Crowd), the idea of living "entre fantasmas" serves as a central poetic of memory . Luiselli uses the "ghost" not as a supernatural element, but as a structural device to link different timelines and geographies—specifically contemporary New York and the Mexico City of the past. : In this framework, "fantasmas" represent the marginalized
The following essay explores "Entre Fantasmas" (Among Ghosts) through these lenses, focusing on how memory, urban space, and historical trauma manifest as spectral presences in contemporary Spanish-language literature. Memory as a Structural Force: Valeria Luiselli Luiselli uses the "ghost" not as a supernatural
: Bencomo argues that the chronicler (the writer) acts as a witness who must navigate a reality populated by "ghosts"—those who have been erased by violence or political corruption.
: Recent essays like Tierra de mujeres connect modern Spanish women with their "first-wave" ancestors as ghosts. Here, being "among ghosts" is a radical act of reclaiming a suppressed feminist lineage. Conclusion
: The protagonist exists in a state of constant recollection, where her own identity becomes "weightless" (ingrávido). She is haunted by the literary ghost of Gilberto Owen, a real-life Mexican poet.
