SILENCE AND EXILE IN A MAÇÃ NO ESCURO, BY CLARICE LISPECTOR

Authors

  • William Fernandes de Oliveira Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa
  • Keli Cristina Pacheco UEPG

Abstract

The aim of this text is to study Clarice Lispector's novel A maçã no escuro (1970), addressing themes such as testimony and exile, thinking on these characterizations considering the crime committed by the main character, Martim – he attempted to murder his wife – and his consequent escape (thus, for being a fugitive, Martim tries to hide his past, although he does not feel guilty for his act). In this way, we intend to analyze his almost amoral condition and his refusal to speak/testify about his experience; as well as to think about his new world (on his way to scape, he finds shelter in a farm) not as reappropriation, but as refusal and power of denying. From this experience, we think it is possible to delimit a space of exile, which is shown through silence and loss of language. To do so, this text will be mainly supported by authors such as Giorgio Agamben (2008), Jean-Luc Nancy (1996) and Maurice Blanchot (2003).

Author Biographies

William Fernandes de Oliveira, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa

Mestre em estudos da linguagem pela Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa

Keli Cristina Pacheco, UEPG

Doutora em Literatura pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Professora do Departamento de Estudos da Linguagem e do Programa de Pós-graduação em Estudos da Linguagem da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa,

Published

2021-04-01

How to Cite

DE OLIVEIRA, W. F.; PACHECO, K. C. SILENCE AND EXILE IN A MAÇÃ NO ESCURO, BY CLARICE LISPECTOR. Muitas Vozes, [S. l.], v. 9, n. 2, p. 534–544, 2021. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/muitasvozes/article/view/16920. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.

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Section

Dossiê Centenário de Clarice Lispector: vida, obra e recepção crítica