A General Theory of Oblivion, by José Eduardo Agualusa:
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Resumo: | The present work aims to analyze A general theory of oblivion based on the intersection of the frontiers between history and fiction, since the story develops in Angola, during the period of two long wars and other important conflicts from this country. Therefore, it will reflect about the differences between what the fiction narrates and what the books of historiography and the ones of non-fiction narrates, because there are historical events of great relevance to the characters livings, interfered positively or negatively by such events, also including the ones that the author transformed into fiction ou mentioned. In such manner, it is possible to say that Agualusa revisits the past and flirts with what is real while creating his own story, and this process of rewriting the history of the nation through fiction points naturally to the role of cultural affirmation which literature was designed to play. It is necessary to highlight that a large portion of the Angolan history is found inside a certain unopened black box, and, for this reason, one of the alternatives available to question history was through romance, in which we will face memory paths and realize that mechanisms are added with the intention of rescuing the once blurred trajectory of some African countries. To do so, it is valid to have as theorical reference authors such as Linda Hutcheon, Rita Chaves e Maria Teresa Salgado, and others. |
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A General Theory of Oblivion, by José Eduardo Agualusa: Teoria geral do esquecimento, de José Eduardo Agualusa:literaturehistorymemoryliteraturahistóriamemóriaThe present work aims to analyze A general theory of oblivion based on the intersection of the frontiers between history and fiction, since the story develops in Angola, during the period of two long wars and other important conflicts from this country. Therefore, it will reflect about the differences between what the fiction narrates and what the books of historiography and the ones of non-fiction narrates, because there are historical events of great relevance to the characters livings, interfered positively or negatively by such events, also including the ones that the author transformed into fiction ou mentioned. In such manner, it is possible to say that Agualusa revisits the past and flirts with what is real while creating his own story, and this process of rewriting the history of the nation through fiction points naturally to the role of cultural affirmation which literature was designed to play. It is necessary to highlight that a large portion of the Angolan history is found inside a certain unopened black box, and, for this reason, one of the alternatives available to question history was through romance, in which we will face memory paths and realize that mechanisms are added with the intention of rescuing the once blurred trajectory of some African countries. To do so, it is valid to have as theorical reference authors such as Linda Hutcheon, Rita Chaves e Maria Teresa Salgado, and others.Este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar a obra Teoria geral do esquecimento a partir da interseção de fronteiras entre história e ficção, já que a trama se desenvolve em Angola, durante duas longas guerras e outros conflitos importantes para esse país. Por tal motivo, refletirá acerca das diferenças existentes entre o que narra a ficção e os livros de historiografia, pois há eventos históricos de grande relevância para as trajetórias das personagens, por nelas interferirem positiva ou negativamente e aos quais o autor faz menção e/ou ficcionaliza. Por tudo isso, podemos dizer que Agualusa revisita o passado e flerta com o real enquanto cria sua obra, e esse processo de reescrever a história da nação por meio da ficção aponta naturalmente para um papel de afirmação cultural que a literatura foi chamada a desempenhar. É necessário ressaltar que boa parte da história angolana se encontra numa espécie de caixa-preta ainda não aberta e, por tal razão, uma das alternativas encontradas a fim de problematizar a história foi a via do romance, onde vamos nos deparar com os caminhos da memória e perceber que mecanismos são acionados com o objetivo de resgatar o ora enfumaçado trajeto de alguns países africanos. Para tanto, tomaremos como referência teórica autores como Linda Hutcheon, Rita Chaves e Maria Teresa Salgado, entre outros.Editora PUC Minas2023-12-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/cadernoscespuc/article/view/3077910.5752/P.2358-3231.2023n43p166-180Cadernos CESPUC de Pesquisa Série Ensaios; n. 43 (2023): Salve, Silas!; 166-1802358-3231reponame:Cadernos CESPUC de Pesquisainstname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas)instacron:PUC_MINSporhttp://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/cadernoscespuc/article/view/30779/21580Copyright (c) 2023 Editora PUC Minashttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessReis, Christiane Gonçalves dos 2024-01-17T13:51:37Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/30779Revistahttp://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/cadernoscespuc/indexhttp://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/cadernoscespuc/oaicespuc@pucminas.br||cespuc@pucminas.br2358-32311516-4020opendoar:2024-01-17T13:51:37Cadernos CESPUC de Pesquisa - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas)false |
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The present work aims to analyze A general theory of oblivion based on the intersection of the frontiers between history and fiction, since the story develops in Angola, during the period of two long wars and other important conflicts from this country. Therefore, it will reflect about the differences between what the fiction narrates and what the books of historiography and the ones of non-fiction narrates, because there are historical events of great relevance to the characters livings, interfered positively or negatively by such events, also including the ones that the author transformed into fiction ou mentioned. In such manner, it is possible to say that Agualusa revisits the past and flirts with what is real while creating his own story, and this process of rewriting the history of the nation through fiction points naturally to the role of cultural affirmation which literature was designed to play. It is necessary to highlight that a large portion of the Angolan history is found inside a certain unopened black box, and, for this reason, one of the alternatives available to question history was through romance, in which we will face memory paths and realize that mechanisms are added with the intention of rescuing the once blurred trajectory of some African countries. To do so, it is valid to have as theorical reference authors such as Linda Hutcheon, Rita Chaves e Maria Teresa Salgado, and others. |
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