África do Sul pelas reminiscências de Coetzee

This work seeks to point to a reading that allows a dialogue with the aspects of South African society present in the work Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life of John Maxwell Coetzee. From the way the events were organized and exposed in the narrative, we emphasize the construction of memory as a b...

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Published in:Via Atlântica Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 248 - 277
Main Author: Aguilar, Núbia
Format: Journal Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: 30-04-2024
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Summary:This work seeks to point to a reading that allows a dialogue with the aspects of South African society present in the work Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life of John Maxwell Coetzee. From the way the events were organized and exposed in the narrative, we emphasize the construction of memory as a base element of this writing, and we propose to analyze some spare points from the threads that tie up the past events. Gender and race were two highlighted markers for the search for understanding the world look that a character has to build his own world, in part coinciding with the author’s life. This exercise guides us on sociocultural paths found in times lived, remembered, and recorded. Este trabalho visa apontar uma leitura que permita dialogar com aspectos da sociedade sul-africana representados na obra Infância, de John Maxwell Coetzee. Pela forma como os acontecimentos foram organizados, e expostos na trama, ressaltamos a memória como elemento basilar na construção dessa escrita e propomos analisar alguns pontos sobressalentes dos fios que amarram os eventos pregressos. Gênero e raça foram dois marcadores selecionados para buscarmos entendimento sobre a visão que um personagem dispõe para construir seu mundo, em partes coincidentes com a própria vida do autor. Esse exercício nos guia por percursos socioculturais localizados em tempos vividos, rememorados e registrados.  
ISSN:1516-5159
2317-8086
DOI:10.11606/va.i1.199652