The writer as a woman who fights: U.H.P. Miners of Asturias by María Luisa Carnelli

Abstract

The article analyzes the book U.H.P. Miners of Asturias (1936) by María Luisa Carnelli, valuing her role as a chronicler and militant from the insurrection of October 1934 in Asturias. In this forgotten and pioneering work, which is distinguished for having been written by a foreign woman, Carnelli not only documents the insurrectional events and denounces the subsequent repression, but also reflects her personal evolution from writer to communist activist. The analysis highlights the importance of the work in the context of Argentine literature and its contribution to the history of the anti-fascist resistance, especially emphasizing the participation of women.