Onelio Jorge Cardoso, "Caballo" y el universo animalhombre

Jesús Arencibia Lorenzo; Liany Vento García

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Onelio Jorge Cardoso, "Horse" and the animal-man universe

https://doi.org/10.25100/poligramas.v0i61.14769

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Published: Nov 9, 2025

Issue: No. 61 (2025): Poligramas - Issue 61 - July-December 2025

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Jesús Arencibia Lorenzo Universidad de Concepción

Liany Vento García Universidad Andrés Bello

Abstract

In the extensive work of the outstanding Cuban storyteller Onelio Jorge Cardoso (1914-1986), his multiple approaches to the problem of animals stand out. The aim of this article is to analyse the short story ‘Caballo’, written by Cardoso in 1970 and published in 1974 as part of the volume El hilo y la cuerda, in order to propose that this singular narrative - which stands out for its intensity and meaning - is an extraordinary gateway to what we might call the animal-man universe. This places the research interest in the relationships that arise within this becoming or alliance between man and his horse. The analysis is based on the conceptual keys of Giorgio Agamben, Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari.

Keywords

alliance

animals

Cuban narrative

horse

Onelio Jorge Cardoso

Author Biographies

Jesús Arencibia Lorenzo, Universidad de Concepción

Jesús Arencibia Lorenzo (Cuba, 1982). Bachelor's degree in Journalism. Master's degree in Communication Sciences. University professor. Author of four non-fiction books and a collection of poems. He has published scientific articles in the field of literature and journalism in various magazines and books. PhD candidate in Latin American Literature at the University of Concepción (UdeC), Chile. Fellow of the National Agency for Research and Development (ANID). He currently works as a journalist for the Gonzalo Rojas Chair at the UdeC.

Liany Vento García, Universidad Andrés Bello

Liany Vento García (Cuba, 1982). PhD in Latin American Literature. Bachelor's degree in Education. Specialization in Spanish and Literature. Writer and teacher of creative writing workshops. She has published four books of short stories, a novella, and two books of poetry, as well as articles, reviews, and critical notes in mainstream academic journals in the humanities. She currently teaches Spanish Communication at the Catholic University of the Holy Conception and participates as research support staff in the Fondecyt Regular Project No. 1230050: “Sites of memory in the metropolitan area of Concepción: social memories of the catastrophe of the dictatorship (1973-1990)”.

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How to Cite

Arencibia Lorenzo, J., & Vento García, L. (2025). Onelio Jorge Cardoso, "Horse" and the animal-man universe. Poligramas, (61), e30414769. https://doi.org/10.25100/poligramas.v0i61.14769