Letters at the end of Camilo Mortágua
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1678-2054.2024vol44n1p125Keywords:
Josué Guimarães, Correspondence, Alternate endingAbstract
The proposed study is centered on the correspondence of Josué Guimarães, renowned for his novel Camilo Mortágua (1980), as well as an alternative ending to this work, which remains unpublished. This alternative outcome is believed to have been prompted by letters received from readers regarding the published novel. Camilo Mortágua garnered widespread acclaim, hailed by some critics as one of the most significant novels in Brazilian literature for its exploration of historical events spanning the early 20th century to the civil-military coup of 1964. The novel deeply resonated with readers, prompting some to correspond with the author regarding the fate of the protagonist. These reader letters serve as the focal point for the present study, providing a lens through which to examine the interplay between correspondence, reception, and engagement with archival material. Drawing upon theoretical frameworks proposed by Biasi (2010) and Willemart (2014) in the context of genetic criticism, the study will also engage with theories related to correspondence as articulated by Diaz (2016). By synthesizing these theoretical perspectives, the study aims to elucidate the dynamic relationship between authorship, reader response, and the archival record within the context of Guimarães’s oeuvre.
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