Un archivo condenado: Yo una lectora vs. Yo el Supremo (1974) de Augusto Roa Bastos

This article analyzes Augusto Roa Bastos’ Yo el Supremo (1974) as a fictional archive that explores the relationship between language, power, writing and memory in Latin America. The novel, an example of the New Historical Novel, adopts a dialogic and polyphonic structure, combining narrative, political and historical elements. Through various voices, such as that of the dictator, his scribe and the mysterious «Corrector», it deals with authority, authorship and the permanence of language. Language functions not only as an instrument of dominion, but also as a prison. Here, the reader plays an active role in the construction of meaning, helping the novel question its critical reception and reflecting on the limits and possibilities of textual creation in historical memory. In doing so, Yo el Supremo is proposed as a hybrid text that represents memory and archive in Latin American history.