“Minha gente”: the cowboy and the chess player

Study of the autodiegetic narrator of the short story “Minha gente” by Guimarães Rosa, text that is part of the volume entitled Sagarana. The narrator, who is not identified, takes an outside perspective to his surroundings, describing the sights and events with some perspective and admiration. As a...

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Author: Kieling, Márcia Schild
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2012
Country:Brasil
Institution:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
Repository:Letras de Hoje (Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/11317
Online Access:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/fale/article/view/11317
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Guimarães Rosa
“Minha gente”
Sagarana
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Summary:Study of the autodiegetic narrator of the short story “Minha gente” by Guimarães Rosa, text that is part of the volume entitled Sagarana. The narrator, who is not identified, takes an outside perspective to his surroundings, describing the sights and events with some perspective and admiration. As a result, we have the gap between their perception and Joseph, cowboy accompanying the station to the house of his uncle.