THE INVENTION OF TRUTH: IDENTITY, HISTORY AND LANGUAGE IN MIA COUTO'S "TERRA SONÂMBULA

Authors

  • Maria Perla Araújo Morais

Keywords:

Moçambique, identidade, memórias, sonhos, literatura

Abstract

In the novel Terra Sonâmbula, Mia Couto dips into the imaginary of a Mozambican region to make dreams the source of an identity seen as construction. For an area exposed to silence as Mozambique, many times it's the dream that will build the past and assure the present. So, to remember the past sometimes means to imagine it. Literature, accustomed to the imagination, will be an important ally to the construction of memories, the assertion of identity, and the rescue of the lost dreams of this sleepwalking land.

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Published

29-04-2010

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ARAÚJO MORAIS, M. P. THE INVENTION OF TRUTH: IDENTITY, HISTORY AND LANGUAGE IN MIA COUTO’S "TERRA SONÂMBULA. Travessias, Cascavel, v. 4, n. 1, p. e3590, 2010. Disponível em: https://saber.unioeste.br/index.php/travessias/article/view/3590. Acesso em: 18 jul. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2010)

Section

CULTURA

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