Estrategias metaficcionales en un cuento de Vicente Leñero

Abstract

In this article, the author traces an interpretive outline of the short story “A la manera de O. Henry” by Vicente Leñero, departing from the level of the story being told. This outline is an ironic exposure of O. Henry’s moralistic writing model, which, by contrast, is used to measure the crude realist model in which the context of Mexican marginal workers is narrated. The author also analyzes the metafictional strategies that are put into play, which first situate the story in the tradition of the postmodern story, and the possibilities that arise to the critical interpretation of the genre itself. Finally, the author revisits the surface of the story to reconcile both readings through an ethical narrative perspective.