SOME APPROXIMATIONS ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP GOVERNMENT -TRUTH IN HARDBOILED´S WORKS TESTIGOS EN CADENA BY FERNANDO SPINER AND “LA UNIDAD MÓVIL” BY GUILLERMO SACCOMANNO

Abstract

The search of the truth is a topic of detective genre, but that idea changes according to the historical moment that the societies live. In the Argentine´s dictatorship (1976-1983), the logical chain Truth-Reason-Government is broken. The Government ignores the truth. It´s intention is manipulate the truth or suppress it. This article is analyzes the relationship between Government and truth in two hardboiled´s works (a short story and a film) Testigos en cadena (1982) by Fernando Spiner and “La unidad móvil” (1985) by Guillermo Saccomanno to shows a recurrence. A besides relates this concepts whit the Ways of readings in these works inserts.