The condition of being a refugee and the exercise of voice

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  • Dionei Mathias UFSM - DLEM

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https://doi.org/10.5902/1679849X26578

Abstract

The novel Der falsche Inder (The Village Indian, English translation in 2013) was published in 2008 by the Iraqi writer Abbas Khider. Written in German by an author of foreign origin, this text can be considered part of the corpus of so-called Chamisso literature, which has been creating a space for im-migrants to express their voices in German language literature. This novel portrays the experiences of a refugee who flees from persecution and violence, crossing a lot of countries before arriving in Germany. The aim of this article is to discuss the processes inherent to the process of exercising a voice, analyzing the question of violence, of belonging and of literature as a discursive practice where the main character can develop its own voice, without the restrictions imposed by social space.

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2017-08-02 — Updated on 2022-03-21

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Mathias, D. (2022). The condition of being a refugee and the exercise of voice . Literatura E Autoritarismo, (29). https://doi.org/10.5902/1679849X26578 (Original work published August 2, 2017)

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No. 29 (2017): Literatura e Autoritarismo: Censura e Violência

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