Macunaima, the hero who has no character
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Macunaima, the hero who has no character
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"Macunaima, the hero who has no character" is the culmination of many years of research by the writer, poet, critic, one of the founders of Brazilian modernism, Mário Raúl Morais de Andrade (1893-1945), who devoted his life to the renewal of Brazilian art and thought.
The novel's protagonist, Macunaima, a member of the Amazonian tribe of Tapanumas, wanders the world in search of muiraquitan, an amulet given to him by Si, the Mother of the Forests. This search is interrupted time and again by various incidents reflecting the myths and legends of Brazil. The book combines different dialects, folklore, anthropology and mythology to synthesize Brazilian identity. However, a scathing critique of "Brazilianness" is also present. Macunaima is a lazy man, concerned only with sensual pleasures; he is both Indian, black and white; all this is a metaphor for a people who are just being formed and therefore have "no character". Nevertheless, Macunaima's character allowed Andradi to do what Brazilian modernism was so eager to do: establish an understanding, attentive dialog between "high" and popular culture. This edition includes a detailed glossary and Oswald de Andradi's "Anthropophagus Manifesto."
The novel's protagonist, Macunaima, a member of the Amazonian tribe of Tapanumas, wanders the world in search of muiraquitan, an amulet given to him by Si, the Mother of the Forests. This search is interrupted time and again by various incidents reflecting the myths and legends of Brazil. The book combines different dialects, folklore, anthropology and mythology to synthesize Brazilian identity. However, a scathing critique of "Brazilianness" is also present. Macunaima is a lazy man, concerned only with sensual pleasures; he is both Indian, black and white; all this is a metaphor for a people who are just being formed and therefore have "no character". Nevertheless, Macunaima's character allowed Andradi to do what Brazilian modernism was so eager to do: establish an understanding, attentive dialog between "high" and popular culture. This edition includes a detailed glossary and Oswald de Andradi's "Anthropophagus Manifesto."
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