Houses with river behind: Jorge Amado in Africa

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/va.v0i27.97299

Keywords:

Jorge Amado, The real life of Domingos Xavier, Luandino Vieira, Sambizanga, Sarah Maldoror

Abstract

Cited as a model by Lusophone African writers, Jorge Amado, according to Tania Macêdo, “has acted as a catalyst for African writers” “by affirming Brazilian uniqueness and reporting local inequalities” (Macêdo, 2008: 145, versão minha para o inglês). Following this idea, this article aims to indicate possible aesthetic, thematic and political reasons for this reverence to the Bahian writer in Africa, showing some reverberations of his style in Luandino Vieira's novel The real life of Domingos Xavier (1961) and its film adaptation Sambizanga (1972), by Sarah Maldoror.

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Author Biography

  • Fabiana Carelli, University of São Paulo

    Department of Classical and Vernacular Languages
    Program in Comparative Studies in Lusophone Literatures and Cultures
    Center for Lusophone Literatures and Cultures Research - CELP-USP

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Published

2015-06-21

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2015): Literaturas africanas de língua portuguesa e o pós-independência

Section

Dossiê 27: Literaturas Africanas de Língua Portuguesa e o Pós-Independência

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CARELLI, Fabiana. Houses with river behind: Jorge Amado in Africa. Via Atlântica, São Paulo, v. 16, n. 1, p. 112–145, 2015. DOI: 10.11606/va.v0i27.97299. Disponível em: https://periodicos.usp.br/viaatlantica/article/view/97299.. Acesso em: 17 jun. 2024.