“A Jangada de Pedra” (1987): Links between José Saramago and BREXIT

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/1679849X74279

Keywords:

History, Brexit, José Saramago, A jangada de pedra

Abstract

This article seeks to analyse the presence of socio-historical aspects in the novel A jangada de pedra (1988), published by José Saramago (1987) so that these same aspects ought to be connected to Brexit, the process of leaving the United Kingdom from the European Union. Similarities and discrepancies between the two historical processes will be observed through the fictional work of José Saramago, observing the question of History and history given the contexts. In this sense, authors such as Boaventura de Sousa Santos (1992), Beatriz Berrini (1998), Carlos Reis (1998, 2019), Maria Alzira Seixo (1999), Maria do Carmo Pascoli (2004), Ana Paula Arnaut (2008) and Teresa Cristina Cerdeira (2000) will give an account of Saramago's production and its relationship with Portuguese history. Furthermore, we can make our conclusions about the presence of History, that is, the Brexit process, in his work.

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Author Biographies

Mariana Soletti da Silva, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

She has a CAPES scholarship and is studying for a PhD in Literary Theory at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Carlos Alexandre Baumgarten.

Carlos Alexandre Baumgarten, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Full Professor of Theory of Literature from 1987 to 2010 at the Federal University of Rio Grande Foundation. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul.

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Published

2024-09-10

How to Cite

Silva, M. S. da, & Baumgarten, C. A. (2024). “A Jangada de Pedra” (1987): Links between José Saramago and BREXIT. Literatura E Autoritarismo, (43), e74279. https://doi.org/10.5902/1679849X74279