Trauma e exílio em Tropical sol da liberdade, de Ana Maria Machado, e Pedaço de santo, de Godofredo de Oliveira Neto

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze the representation of traumatic experiences related to the exile and the State violence, during the Brazilian military dictatorship, in the novels Tropical sol da liberdade (1988), by Ana Maria Machado, and Pedaço de santo (1997), by Godofredo de Oliveira Neto. The article also draws attention to the different perspectives that the novels present in relation to the dictatorial period and the problem of the armed struggle, due to the historical moment in which they were published. The analysis of the works is based on theoretical studies on exile (T. W. Adorno, E. W. Said and P. Freire) and on the trauma of torture (M. Viñar and A. G. Martín).