José María Arguedas is con sid ered one of the most im por tant Pe ru vian writ ers not only be cause of his style but also be cause of his treat ment, through his nov els, of con text among dif fer ent eth nic groups. We ex plore through a dialogical anal y sis the han dling of con - text ac cord ing to the per spec tives of Baktin, Perús, Ricoeur, Kushner and Spiegel.