Baleia, de Graciliano Ramos: uma meditação sobre a vida sensível do animal

In this essay, I examine the status of Baleia, the family dog in Graciliano Ramos’s Vidas secas (1938). My principal interest is to analyse the attenuation of distances and the differentiation of sensibility between humans and animals in the novel. I argue that Baleia allows Ramos to leave aside an...

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Main Author: Fernanda Coutinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Portuguese Studies Association (APSA) 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Lusophone Studies
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Online Access:https://jls.apsa.us/index.php/jls/article/view/189