Echoes of a defeated empire: the memory of the Colonial War in Autópsia de um mar de ruínas, by João de Melo

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/matraga.2024.82959

Keywords:

Colonial War, Memory, Testimony

Abstract

This essay analyzes the testimony of the Colonial War in the novel Autópsia de um mar de ruínas, by João de Melo. Published in 1984, ten years after the political opening and the end of the portuguese colonial empire, the narrative seeks to build a memory about the war, inscribing in contemporary portuguese consciousness and identity, through art, one of the most traumatic chapters in the history of nation.

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Author Biography

Leonardo von Pfeil Rommel, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

É Doutor em Estudos de Literatura pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Professor de Língua Portuguesa e Literatura pela SEDUC/RS.

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Published

2024-09-29

How to Cite

VON PFEIL ROMMEL, Leonardo. Echoes of a defeated empire: the memory of the Colonial War in Autópsia de um mar de ruínas, by João de Melo. MATRAGA - Journal published by the Graduate Program in Letters at Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, v. 31, n. 63, p. 573–582, 2024. DOI: 10.12957/matraga.2024.82959. Disponível em: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/matraga/article/view/82959. Acesso em: 25 may. 2025.

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Vol. 31 No. 63 (2024): Multiple possible wars

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Literature Papers

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