On <i>A varanda do Frangipani:</i> an analyzis of enigma novels by Mia Couto's critical review

Authors

  • Mariana de Mendonça Braga UFRJ - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35520/mulemba.2016.v8n15a5338

Keywords:

Mia Couto, A varanda do frangipani, enigma novels.

Abstract

This article aims to analyze how the novel A varanda do frangipani, by Mia Couto, deconstructs the “enigma novels” to make a critical denunciation of the hegemony of Eurocentric mentality. For this, we will use, as comparison object, the short story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, by Edgar Allan Poe, considered by literary critics as the first published police narrative.

Published

2016-12-15