Carola Saavedra and the art of riddles: on literature’s power and impotence

This work brings the review of the book O mundo desdobrável: ensaios para depois do fim, by the Brazilian writer Carola Saavedra. It attempts to show how Saavedra’s essays unfold the question “What can literature do?”. We also comment what we call the “theoretical incoherence” of the book,...

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Autores: Sitta, Gabriela Dal Bosco, Pinezi, Gabriel Victor Rocha
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
Repositorio:Estudos de Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/51096
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/estudos/article/view/51096
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Carola Saavedra; ensaio; literatura contemporânea; literatura brasileira
Carola Saavedra; ensayo; literatura contemporánea; literatura brasileña
Carola Saavedra; essay; contemporary literature; Brazilian literature
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Sumario:This work brings the review of the book O mundo desdobrável: ensaios para depois do fim, by the Brazilian writer Carola Saavedra. It attempts to show how Saavedra’s essays unfold the question “What can literature do?”. We also comment what we call the “theoretical incoherence” of the book, indicating, in the end, the possibilities Saavedra glimpses for the literature in the coming years.