| Titre | Os « capitães da areia » de Jorge Amado : histórias de vida na cidade da Bahia | |
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| Auteur | Celeste Maria Pacheco de Andrade | |
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Revue | Amerika |
| Numéro | No 10, 2014 Le Brésil de Jorge Amado: perspectives interculturelles | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Thématique |
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| Résumé anglais |
Jorge Amado, throughout his literary work gave voice to many subjects who are considered marginalized. In Captains of the Sands, (1937), children and teenagers, known in the City of Bahia – Salvador – as « captains of the sands », are both the characters, title of the narrative, and social actors, whose stories expose a social problem, abandoned and delinquent childhood in the capital city of Bahia. Divided into three parts, the novel runs between the realism of social criticism and romanesque and melodramatic elements. The first one « Under the moon, in an abandoned old pier » shows the profile of some of the captains through independent stories, which are intertwined. The « Night of the great peace of your eyes », narrates the love of Pedro Bala, one of the leaders, by Dora, the only female captain of the sands. Finally, in « Song of Bahia, song of freedom », the destiny of the characters is defined. We analyze the narrative in the perspective of Social History, having stories of life as important documentary source. The meaning Captains of the Sands to the militant trajectory of the writer lies on showing conflicts between the rich and the poor, the weak and the strong. This narrative denounces an oppressive society in Bahia in the first half of last century. Source : Éditeur (via OpenEdition Journals) |
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| Article en ligne | http://amerika.revues.org/4676 |
