Maurice Blanchot's philosophical thinking on writing and literature is deeply intertwined with concepts such as silence and fragmentary writing. This essay undertakes an examination of Jasmine Wallace's contemporary analysis of Blanchot's philosophical framework. Wallace's assessment of Blanchot's ideas is situated within the historical and political context of Latin American societies, offering an alternative vantage point that highlights the pertinence of a location's political and societal history in unpacking Blanchot's concepts of silence and fragmentary writing. Nonetheless, the essay asserts that Wallace's postcolonial interpretation of Blanchot confine these concepts within a delimited historical and political framework, thereby constraining Blanchot's nuanced deliberations regarding the role of writing - both in terms of its significance for thinking/inquiry and for literary creation. While Blanchot endeavors to dissolve the presence of the writing subject and underscores writing as a "passive" engagement with language, Wallace’s analysis positions the author as a historical agent/subject who confronts political structures of silence and imbalances embedded within literary traditions.