Es objetivo del presente trabajo entrelazar ficciones de dos autores argentinos contemporáneos teniendocomo base un concepto que, al menos en nuestra indagación, posee un relevante contenido y abundantetratamiento en el análisis de sus respectivas literaturas. Hablamos de Daniel Moyano y de Abelardo Castillo,quienes intensa -y profundamente- han tomado y puesto a funcionar al “mito de infancia” como entidadformadora e instancia crucial y vital en varios de sus cuentos. Cabe aclarar que, para el tratamiento del mito,nos valdremos de las apreciaciones DANIEL MOYANO AND ABELARDO CASTILLO: THE MYTH OF ABANDONMENTAbstractThe present study aims to interlace fictions of two contemporary Argentine authors, taking as a basis a concept,which, at least in our inquiry, has a relevant content and abundant treatment in the analysis of their respectiveliteratures. We talk about Daniel Moyano and Abelardo Castillo, who have intensely and deeply taken and putthe "myth of childhood" to work as a training, crucial and vital instance in several of their stories. It should benoted that for the treatment of the myth, we will use the findings and the works that studied him as a symbol,such as Cesare Pavese’s, among others.Key words: Abelardo Castillo; Daniel Moyano; myth; childhood