A delimitation of Guerra en el Paraíso, by Carlos Montemayor, in light of the concept of historical novel and class consciousness by György Lukács

This paper seeks to present the relationship between the historical novel and class consciousness in the work of Lukács, in order to delve into the political and histori- cal possibilities offered by said aesthetic constituent. All this, through the definition given by the Hungarian philosopher of this literary genre, as well as its relationship with the social processes of a certain time. This with the purpose of examining the historical novel by Carlos Montemayor, War in Paradise, and stating its importance within Mexican literature, creating a relational axis between the Mexican writer and the Hungarian thinker.