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Jorge Amado is the most translated Brazilian writer and the literary figure that has shaped the reception of Brazilian literature in the world. He is credited with opening the international literary market to the post-dictatorship generation of Brazilian writers. Yet Amado is also a controversial figure. The debate around him is sparked by what some believe is sexual and ethnic stereotyping in his post-1958 works and the reinforcement of "paternalistic "racial views. His reception therefore is mixed. For his English-language readers, he is a fascinating source of exotic and titillating narratives about the vast, unknown country of Brazil, and for Brazilians he is either a "great ambassador of Brazilian culture around the world" or a faux populist who disguises sexist and racist attitudes behind charming prose. This talk will address Amado's literary career, his unique contributions to Brazilian letters, the challenges of translating his work, and his influence on the production of a new Brazilian literature for export
Jorge Amado is the most translated Brazilian writer and the literary figure that has shaped the reception of Brazilian literature in the world. He is credited with opening the international literary market to the post-dictatorship generation of Brazilian writers. Yet Amado is also a controversial figure. The debate around him is sparked by what some believe is sexual and ethnic stereotyping in his post-1958 works and the reinforcement of "paternalistic "racial views. His reception therefore is mixed. For his English-language readers, he is a fascinating source of exotic and titillating narratives about the vast, unknown country of Brazil, and for Brazilians he is either a "great ambassador of Brazilian culture around the world" or a faux populist who disguises sexist and racist attitudes behind charming prose. This talk will address Amado's literary career, his unique contributions to Brazilian letters, the challenges of translating his work, and his influence on the production of a new Brazilian literature for export
Resumen: En la narrativa del brasileño Jorge Amado (Bahía, 1912(Bahía, -2001 se advierte una evolución en la percepción del escritor respecto a las tradiciones religiosas del pueblo afrobrasileño. Amado, de etnia y cultura europeas, acepta en un primer momento la cosmovisión desacralizada y racionalista propia de Occidente, añadiendo el materialismo marxista. Conforme avanza su escritura y se afianza el contacto con el pueblo afrobrasileño, inicia un proceso de cambio en sus supuestos que desemboca en la aceptación de la cosmovisión mestiza candomblé. Esta progresión, nos permite reflexionar acerca de dos temas de gran importancia: el mestizaje intelectual y cultural y la toma de conciencia de la especificidad de la identidad latinoamericana.Palabras clave: Literatura brasileña, siglo XX, Jorge Amado, Candomblé, realismo mágico. , 1912--2001) we notice an evolution in the writer's perception about the Afro--Brazilian religious traditions. Amado, European in an ethnic and cultural sense, accepts first the Western, desacralized and rationalist worldview, in addition to his Marxist materialist thought. As his writing progresses and he develops a contact with Afro--Brazilian people, it begins a process of change in his assumptions that ends up in the acceptance of Candomble mestizo worldview. Jorge Amado progression allows us to reflect on two important issues such a as intellectual and cultural miscegenation and the awareness of the specifity of Latin American identity. Abstract: In the narrative of Brazilian author Jorge Amado (Bahía
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