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NASSI PERIC, Bruno Fernando. The commercial society of the Astrologer in Los siete locos and Los Lanzallamas, by Roberto Arlt. Bol. Acad. peru. leng. [online]. 2023, n.74, pp.141-165.  Epub 22-Dic-2023. ISSN 0567-6002.  http://dx.doi.org/10.46744/bapl.202302.005.

In the novel Los siete locos (1929) [The Seven Madmen] and in its second part, Los lanzallamas (1931) [The Flamethrowers], by Roberto Arlt, the marginal characters are aware that, in order to overcome their social condition, they must enter the commercial circuit; therefore, the figure of the inventor is recurrent in Arlt’s narrative. He seeks to create the artifact that will become a success and, consequently, bring him immediate fame and fortune. In Los siete locos and Los lanzallamas, the figure of the inventor falls on Remo Erdosain; however, invention as a practice is not limited to him, but is more complex. In that sense, this essay focuses on the character of Alberto Lezin, the Astrologer, and proposes that his project -his invention- of a revolutionary secret society actually constitutes the creation of a commercial society that will provide huge dividends for him and his partners. Thus, this character is not approached as a madman or an eccentric, but as a rather ambitious and cynical merchant.

Palabras clave : Los siete locos; Los lanzallamas; Roberto Arlt; invention; commercial society..

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