Aspectos da visualidade no romance A máquina de fazer espanhóis

Abstract

Valter Hugo Mãe is a Portuguese author who is known for the density of his text and for writing in remarkable poetic language. He received two important prizes for the novel A máquina de fazer espanhóis [The Machine for Making Spaniards]. The aim of this study is to highlight the proximity with photography that pervades the novel. In our analysis, we will emphasize the way the protagonist’s world – Mr. António Jorge da Silva – is shaped by his consciousness and memories. In his fictitious universe, Mãe employs verbal images that belong to the visual arts. This research intends to examine the relationship between photography and other elements of the book’s narrative. The study will be conducted in the light of theoretical perspectives by Boris Kossoy (2005, 2012), Irina Rajewsky (2012), Roland Barthes (2012), Susan Sontag (2004), among others.