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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| 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 |
| 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. |
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