The sense of the sacred and 9/11: Antonio Muñoz Molina in "Ventanas de Manhattan"

Abstract

La creación de ficción tras los atentados del 11 de septiembre de 2001 se ha visto afectada por un fenómeno de sacralización alrededor del incidente que la restringe o condiciona. Antonio Muñoz Molina ha abordado el tema del 11-S en su libro Ventanas de Manhattan. El autor español, consciente o inconscientemente, reconoce lo sagrado de lo allí acaecido y utiliza tácticas narrativas que le permiten abordar el 11-S sin profanar o desacralizar este evento, creando así un discurso que intenta arrojar luz y aportar significado a lo ocurrido aquel fatídico díaThe creation of fiction in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks has been affected by a phenomenon of sacralisation around this event which shapes or restricts it. Antonio Muñoz Molina has addressed the topic of 9/11 in his book Ventanas de Manhattan. The Spanish author, consciously or unconsciously, acknowledges the sacredness of what happened there and uses narrative tools which allow him to deal with 9/11 without profaning or desecrating it, creating in this way a discourse which sheds light on and provides meaning to the occurrences of that dreadful da