The Way of Ida by Ricardo Piglia

The analysis of El camino de Ida seeks to show how the unveiling of a mystery can be considered a crime novel without having to comply with the canons of this genre. This novel represents Piglia''s crime novel but highlighting a special element: the enigmatic. Likewise it is intended to show how the novel is also supported by concepts of the detective genre such as: the punishment of the criminal the violation of borders uprooting and social denunciation. Finally it will be shown how in El camino de Ida the fictional-reflexive writer is condensed how it is possible for the essayistic to have a place in the fictional.