Experiências com a metrópole no romance Adua de Igiaba Scego

Authors

  • Dionei Mathias Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2237-1184.v0i32p114-126

Keywords:

Igiaba Scego, Adua, Immigration literature, Metropolis

Abstract

This article aims to analyse the segment “Zoppe” from the novel Adua, written by Igiaba Scego. Published in 2015 and translated into Brazilian Portuguese in 2018, this novel represents an important contribution to the group of literary works coming from contexts of migratory flows. This article wishes to discuss how characters coming from African countries interact in the metropolis, reflecting on the interactions between dominant and minority groups and the way imperialist thought is reproduced in the African context.

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Author Biography

  • Dionei Mathias, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

    Professor de língua e literatura alemãs na Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Possui formação em Letras pela Universidade de Hamburgo, Grund - und Hauptstudium, Magister Artium, Doktor phil., e doutorado em Letras pela Universidade Federal do Paraná.

     

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Published

2020-12-28

How to Cite

Mathias, D. (2020). Experiências com a metrópole no romance Adua de Igiaba Scego. Literatura E Sociedade, 25(32), 114-126. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2237-1184.v0i32p114-126