Manuscrito cuervo, humor in the absurd tragedy of war

Authors

  • Amanda Berchez Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Katia Aparecida da Silva Oliveira Federal University of Alfenas image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-9651.i28p278-309

Keywords:

Max Aub, Manuscrito Cuervo, Comic, Spanish Civil War, Francoism

Abstract

This study has as its hypothesis humor was the mechanism
Max Aub managed in Manuscrito cuervo to narrate the traumas acquired on several occasions, addressing the burden carried from the experienced tragedies. Among them, the Spanish Civil War, during which he was labeled a “dangerous communist” and consequently sent to the concentration camp of Le Vernet. This helps us understand the author’s in-between condition (born in Paris, affiliated with Spain, returned to France as a prisoner of war and ultimately took refuge in Mexico), that seemed to represent an impossibility of belonging and situating his individuality. It was from this standpoint that he summoned a raven to record experiences, particularly of war, while also delving into related issues like exile and identity. Through humor, Aub breached the power and impenetrability of the horrors experienced at the hands of other “humans”, although he never entirely detached from them. Once a witness, always a witness.

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Author Biography

  • Katia Aparecida da Silva Oliveira, Federal University of Alfenas

    É professora, pesquisadora e tradutora, é doutora em Letras (Unesp, 2016) e mestre em Literatura Espanhola (USP, 2008). É professora de Literaturas da Espanha na Unifal-MG desde 2010. Desenvolve pesquisas sobre literatura de autoria feminina, tradução, e literatura, história e memória.

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Published

2024-12-06

Issue

No. 28 (2024): Dossier: New perspectives on Spanish<>Portuguese translation studies in the 21st century: an approach based on descriptive studies

Section

Varia

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BERCHEZ, Amanda; OLIVEIRA, Katia Aparecida da Silva. Manuscrito cuervo, humor in the absurd tragedy of war. Caracol, São Paulo, Brasil, n. 28, p. 278–309, 2024. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2317-9651.i28p278-309. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/caracol/article/view/220976. Acesso em: 6 feb. 2026.