Urban corners and refuges in the literature of João Antônio

Through writer João Antônio's unsettled characters one can understand the history of urban transformation of São Paulo beginning in the 1950s. They are migrants, mixed people, rascals, informal workers, workers, children who appear and disappear into the corners of his literature and the city,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elena Pajaro Peres
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-06-01
Series:Revista de História
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/19196
Description
Summary:Through writer João Antônio's unsettled characters one can understand the history of urban transformation of São Paulo beginning in the 1950s. They are migrants, mixed people, rascals, informal workers, workers, children who appear and disappear into the corners of his literature and the city, drawing a route of affectivity and shared experiences that can be followed by the historian who seeks to study the culture under a non canonical view
ISSN:0034-8309
2316-9141