Parts Without a Whole: Mourning, Redemption and Desire in Partes de África.
In this article, I argue that Partes de África, by Hélder Macedo, questions our ideas about the outcome of history. The novel distances itself from the long-ingrained belief in a redeeming future, since the future, contrary to what is believed, is already traced and designed. In marked contrast to t...
| Publicado en: | Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (1475-3839) Vol. 91; no. 2; pp. 201 - 213 |
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2014
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=94267427&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 94267427 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 14753839 01W jtl: Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (1475-3839) issn: 14753839 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2014 vid: 91 iid: 2 pid: 39786 pub: Liverpool University Press / Journals artinfo: ui: 94267427 10.3828/bhs.2014.13 ppf: 201 ppct: 12 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 113KB tig: atl: Parts Without a Whole: Mourning, Redemption and Desire in Partes de África. aug: au: SAADE, SEBASTIÁN PATRÓN affil: Rutgers University su: Partes de África (Book) Macedo, Hélder Literature & history Historical fiction Memory in literature Portuguese fiction sug: subj: Partes de África (Book) Macedo, Hélder Literature & history Historical fiction Memory in literature Portuguese fiction ab: In this article, I argue that Partes de África, by Hélder Macedo, questions our ideas about the outcome of history. The novel distances itself from the long-ingrained belief in a redeeming future, since the future, contrary to what is believed, is already traced and designed. In marked contrast to the future, the past retains all of its possibilities intact. The homogeneous historical narrative that cancels difference and imposes a single, inevitable history, is recognized as what it is by Partes de África: a fiction made up of shattered pieces scooped from a bigger sample. Time's fragmentation is required to preserve difference between the pieces that compose the last years of Portuguese imperialism, as well as to preserve the difference between cultures. The acknowledgement of difference is an imperative of the structure of Partes de África, since fragmentation - even if it comes through the work of mourning - is the only possibility the author-narrator has of redeeming the memory of his father. En este artículo, discuto cómo Partes de África, de Hélder Macedo, cuestiona nuestras ideas sobre el resultado de la Historia. A través de su narrativa, la novela se distancia de la arraigada creencia en un futuro redentor, pues el futuro, contrario a lo creído, está trazado de antemano. En marcado contraste con el futuro, el pasado mantiene todas sus posibilidades intactas. La narrativa histórica homogénea que elimina las diferencias e impone una historia única e inevitable, es reconocida por lo que es en Partes de África: una ficción hecha de piezas quebradas tomadas de una muestra más grande. La fragmentación del tiempo es necesaria para mantener la diferencia entre las piezas que componen los últimos años de imperialismo portugués y la diferencia entre las culturas. La aceptación de la diferencia es un imperativo estructural de Partes de África en la media en que la fragmentación, aun si proviene del luto, es la única posibilidad que el autor-narrador tiene para redimir la memoria de su padre. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Literary Criticism src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (1475-3839) is published by Liverpool University Press, and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without Liverpool University Press's express written copyright permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (1475-3839) holder: Liverpool University Press / Journals dt: @attributes: year: 2014 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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