THE WATERSIDE BETWEEN HISTORY AND STORY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE POST-COLONIAL AND CHILDHOOD IN THE WORK BY MIA COUTO “CHUVA PASMADA” (THE GAPPING RAIN)

<span lang="EN-US">The paper presents a discussion of concepts such as nation and identity in the work <em>A chuva pasmada </em>by Mozambican author Mia Couto, aimed to children and juvenile public. The perspective of the child narrator in the book reveals a range of mean...

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Main Author: Júlia Zuza
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal Fluminense 2014-11-01
Series:Abril
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Online Access:http://www.revistaabril.uff.br/index.php/revistaabril/article/view/28
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description <span lang="EN-US">The paper presents a discussion of concepts such as nation and identity in the work <em>A chuva pasmada </em>by Mozambican author Mia Couto, aimed to children and juvenile public. The perspective of the child narrator in the book reveals a range of meanings in the relationship between childhood identity and postcoloniality, and together with the metaphors created from the water element, create the narrative fluid boundaries between history and story. </span>
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spelling doaj.art-5a73cb6afa1142918f0db4cb341697602022-12-21T23:37:15ZporUniversidade Federal FluminenseAbril1984-20902014-11-0161324THE WATERSIDE BETWEEN HISTORY AND STORY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE POST-COLONIAL AND CHILDHOOD IN THE WORK BY MIA COUTO “CHUVA PASMADA” (THE GAPPING RAIN)Júlia Zuza0Universidade de Coimbra<span lang="EN-US">The paper presents a discussion of concepts such as nation and identity in the work <em>A chuva pasmada </em>by Mozambican author Mia Couto, aimed to children and juvenile public. The perspective of the child narrator in the book reveals a range of meanings in the relationship between childhood identity and postcoloniality, and together with the metaphors created from the water element, create the narrative fluid boundaries between history and story. </span>http://www.revistaabril.uff.br/index.php/revistaabril/article/view/28Mia Couto, infância, pós-colonialidade
spellingShingle Júlia Zuza
THE WATERSIDE BETWEEN HISTORY AND STORY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE POST-COLONIAL AND CHILDHOOD IN THE WORK BY MIA COUTO “CHUVA PASMADA” (THE GAPPING RAIN)
Abril
Mia Couto, infância, pós-colonialidade
title THE WATERSIDE BETWEEN HISTORY AND STORY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE POST-COLONIAL AND CHILDHOOD IN THE WORK BY MIA COUTO “CHUVA PASMADA” (THE GAPPING RAIN)
title_full THE WATERSIDE BETWEEN HISTORY AND STORY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE POST-COLONIAL AND CHILDHOOD IN THE WORK BY MIA COUTO “CHUVA PASMADA” (THE GAPPING RAIN)
title_fullStr THE WATERSIDE BETWEEN HISTORY AND STORY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE POST-COLONIAL AND CHILDHOOD IN THE WORK BY MIA COUTO “CHUVA PASMADA” (THE GAPPING RAIN)
title_full_unstemmed THE WATERSIDE BETWEEN HISTORY AND STORY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE POST-COLONIAL AND CHILDHOOD IN THE WORK BY MIA COUTO “CHUVA PASMADA” (THE GAPPING RAIN)
title_short THE WATERSIDE BETWEEN HISTORY AND STORY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE POST-COLONIAL AND CHILDHOOD IN THE WORK BY MIA COUTO “CHUVA PASMADA” (THE GAPPING RAIN)
title_sort waterside between history and story an analysis of the post colonial and childhood in the work by mia couto chuva pasmada the gapping rain
topic Mia Couto, infância, pós-colonialidade
url http://www.revistaabril.uff.br/index.php/revistaabril/article/view/28
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