@article{ART003011551},
author={Lee Euna},
title={Javier Zamora’s Solito as a Testimonial Narrative: Meaning of Aloneness and Representation of Sensory Memories},
journal={Cross-Cultural Studies},
issn={1598-0685},
year={2023},
volume={70},
pages={285-315},
doi={10.21049/ccs.2023.70..285}
TY - JOUR
AU - Lee Euna
TI - Javier Zamora’s Solito as a Testimonial Narrative: Meaning of Aloneness and Representation of Sensory Memories
JO - Cross-Cultural Studies
PY - 2023
VL - 70
IS - null
PB - Center for Cross Culture Studies
SP - 285
EP - 315
SN - 1598-0685
AB - This study scrutinized the meaning and role of testimonial narrative in Javier Zamora’s Solito through an analysis of its intended objectives, content, and narrative techniques. It underscores the importance of contextualizing this memoir within the sphere of testimonial literature, shedding light on the author's credibility as a witness, his literary accomplishments as a writer, and his reflections on aloneness. Specifically, it highlights the use of a child's perspective and voice as well as detailed sensory descriptions needed to serve both as a testimonial and healing literature. Through this analysis, this study looks at how the book transitions from being considered a ‘testimonial’ literature to find a place in the broader realm of 'literature' based on testimony.
The author exemplified multifaceted introspection as he employed sensory recollections to engage with his juvenile self and present interpretations of realities forged by tribulations of migration. Ultimately, he aspired to achieve harmony within himself as an undocumented immigrant, with his central American family, Latino community, and even within the larger American society. Finally, the author vividly encapsulated socio-historical circumstances and emotional-psychological landscape surrounding migration by realistically and imaginatively resurrecting sensory memories. These narrative techniques unveiled the potential for counter-mapping and delineated border crisis on both individual and collective levels, thereby enriching the discourse on testimonial narratives in the context of migration.
KW - Javier Zamora;Solito;undocumented;testimonial narrative;Latino;border crisis;counter-mapping
DO - 10.21049/ccs.2023.70..285
ER -
Lee Euna. (2023). Javier Zamora’s Solito as a Testimonial Narrative: Meaning of Aloneness and Representation of Sensory Memories. Cross-Cultural Studies, 70, 285-315.
Lee Euna. 2023, "Javier Zamora’s Solito as a Testimonial Narrative: Meaning of Aloneness and Representation of Sensory Memories", Cross-Cultural Studies, vol.70, pp.285-315. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2023.70..285
Lee Euna "Javier Zamora’s Solito as a Testimonial Narrative: Meaning of Aloneness and Representation of Sensory Memories" Cross-Cultural Studies 70 pp.285-315 (2023) : 285.
Lee Euna. Javier Zamora’s Solito as a Testimonial Narrative: Meaning of Aloneness and Representation of Sensory Memories. 2023; 70 285-315. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2023.70..285
Lee Euna. "Javier Zamora’s Solito as a Testimonial Narrative: Meaning of Aloneness and Representation of Sensory Memories" Cross-Cultural Studies 70(2023) : 285-315.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2023.70..285
Lee Euna. Javier Zamora’s Solito as a Testimonial Narrative: Meaning of Aloneness and Representation of Sensory Memories. Cross-Cultural Studies, 70, 285-315. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2023.70..285
Lee Euna. Javier Zamora’s Solito as a Testimonial Narrative: Meaning of Aloneness and Representation of Sensory Memories. Cross-Cultural Studies. 2023; 70 285-315. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2023.70..285
Lee Euna. Javier Zamora’s Solito as a Testimonial Narrative: Meaning of Aloneness and Representation of Sensory Memories. 2023; 70 285-315. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2023.70..285
Lee Euna. "Javier Zamora’s Solito as a Testimonial Narrative: Meaning of Aloneness and Representation of Sensory Memories" Cross-Cultural Studies 70(2023) : 285-315.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2023.70..285
