This article proposes three new interpretation keys in an approach to Viento seco by Daniel Caicedo: the emergence of poetic images in a prose dominated by stark realism, the chronological inversion of the central incidents and the complex structure of the novel.These aspects have been overlooked by criticism which, in general, has approached the novel with the preconception of its invalid literary value and testimonial importance.The analysis allows for the conclusion that the author, through these textual procedures, seeks not only the aesthetic dignity of his work, but also to draw the reader's attention to that aspect.