Pastoralism, Parricide, a nd the P RI: Nostalgia and S elf-Aw areness i n Yanez's Al f ilo d el a gua

Parricide is deeply intertwined with the notion of Revolu- tion: the parricide at the central point of AgustinY anez's Al filo del agua (1947) is thematically linked to killing the father in the political sense. In this article I relate the process of the son rising to challenge the father to the overthrow of the antiguo regimen, especially in their aftermath; the out- come of both types of parricide can lead to self-awareness, especially after