Memórias do Cárcere: Between History and Imagination
1999; American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese; Volume: 82; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/346061
ISSN2153-6414
Autores Tópico(s)Literature, Culture, and Criticism
ResumoMem6rias do Cdrcere (1953) by Graciliano Ramos adds an important marker to the topology of au- tobiography, for the memoirs show the author's conscious manipulation of facts to transform them into a be- lievable narrative account which calls for the reader's imagination in the recreation of his life in prison. A Lacanian discourse analysis reveals the strategies employed by Graciliano Ramos in avoiding the pitfalls in- herent in autobiographical writing as he construes a believable narrative, which offers a powerful alternative to the official version of history.
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