La (de)construcción paródica de una identidad cultural y nacional a través del performance en Ese príncipe que fui de Jordi Soler

Abstract

The elements that have been used to construct concepts of Mexican cultural identity and nationality as well as indigenous identity are present in the novel Ese príncipe que fui (2015) by Jordi Soler. This novel tells the story of Federico Grau, last descendent of the princess Xipaguazin, one of the daughters of the Aztec emperor Moctezuma, who arrived in Barcelona married to Juan de Grau, one of the conquerors that accompanied Cortes. This essay proposes a (de)constructive reading of the concepts of cultural and national identity through performance and parody. The protagonist constructs a Mexican identity with indigenous elements and presents them in performances, in which different parodic elements can be identified. Such elements are drawn from canonic essays, cultural discourses, and visual symbols among other sources.