Resistance and belonging
Representations of Judaism in K., by Bernardo Kucinski
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https://doi.org/10.14393/LL63-v36n2-2020-8Keywords:
Judaism, Contemporary Brazilian literature, Brazilian military dictatorship, Jewish literature, Bernardo KucinskiAbstract
In the novel K. Relato de uma Busca (2014), Bernardo Kucinski tells the story of K., a Jewish immigrant whose daughter was “disappeared” during the civil-military dictatorship in Brazil (1964-1985), drawing a fine line between truth and fiction. Through the analysis of literary aspects of the work, this article addresses its representations of the Jewish people and Judaism, highlighting the intersection between resistance and belonging, especially in an authoritarian context. In the novel, resistance, in addition to appearing as a fundamental part of Jewish history, established a connection between the characters of the novel and the cultural and historical background of a global Jewish community. In this sense, it is questioned how a sense of belonging to this community impacts the father's search for his daughter in Kucinski's narrative.
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