BETWEEN MEMORY AND FORGETTING: THE SEARCH FOR IDENTITY IN PORTUGUESE IN CAIS DAS MERENDAS, OF LÍDIA JORGE

Authors

  • Eliane Santana Dias Debus

Keywords:

, O cais das merendas, Lídia Jorge, literatura portuguesa, identidade.

Abstract

This paper analyzes the novel The Snack Wharf, written by Lídia Jorge, a Portuguese writer. The discussions aim at revealing the way the author’s narrative discourse addresses the themes of nation and Portuguese identity, which are (de)constructed for us through a game involving remembrance and forgetfulness. In other words, the writer challenges the concepts of stability and singularity by questioning and deconstructing the idea of a homogeneous identity for the Portuguese people, while presenting a nation and identities crushed by acculturation. On the other hand, she opens up a possibility and envisages hope despite the accusations present in her narrative.

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Published

29-04-2010

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SANTANA DIAS DEBUS, E. BETWEEN MEMORY AND FORGETTING: THE SEARCH FOR IDENTITY IN PORTUGUESE IN CAIS DAS MERENDAS, OF LÍDIA JORGE. Travessias, Cascavel, v. 4, n. 1, p. e3597, 2010. Disponível em: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/travessias/article/view/3597. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2010)

Section

CULTURA

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