Histórias de índios entre assimilação e resistência: O rastro do jaguar

This article analyses the Indian representation in contemporary Brazilian literature, from O rastro do Jaguar (2009), first romance of the journalist Murilo Carvalho. This work is inserted in the fictional line of questioning of the historical formation of the country. The analysis emphasizes the op...

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Main Author: Rita Olivieri-Godet
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade de Brasília 2010-01-01
Series:Estudos de Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea
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Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=323127101012
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Summary:This article analyses the Indian representation in contemporary Brazilian literature, from O rastro do Jaguar (2009), first romance of the journalist Murilo Carvalho. This work is inserted in the fictional line of questioning of the historical formation of the country. The analysis emphasizes the option to recover historical memory of two indigenous peoples, the Botocudos and the Guarani, confronting the divergent projects of indigenous nations and Brazilian nation.
ISSN:1518-0158
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