%0 Journal Article %T Migraci¨®n, retorno y lenguaje en la narrativa latinoamericana de hoy: El esp¨ªritu de mis padres sigue subiendo en la lluvia de Patricio Pron %A Tala %A Pamela %J Literatura y ling¨¹¨ªstica %D 2012 %I Universidad Cat¨®lica Silva Henr¨ªquez %R 10.4067/S0716-58112012000200008 %X this article examines how, in his last novel, el esp¨ªritu de mis padres sigue subiendo en la lluvia, the young argentinean writer, patricio pron, creatively presents, at least two processes: first, he shows the reader the complex process of migration/return and some related constructions of meaning. on the other hand (and at the same time), the narrative machine set up by pron relates/ articulates the migration/return theme to the unavoidable operations ocurring in literary language, which demanded until its limits of its expression, seeks different ways to express the vital experience of the narrator, his family and his country. %K latin american narrative %K migration %K return %K language. %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0716-58112012000200008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en