"The others". Migrant Women in the Stories by Christiana de Caldas Brito
Abstract
The Italian writer of Brazilian origin Christiana de Caldas Brito is one of the most important and powerful voices in Italian literature on migration. Her works focus especially on female characters, linked to the migrant status of their author. This article analyzes the representation of the identities of some migrant women that appear in the collection of stories Amanda, Olinda, Azzurra y las otras. The three protagonists, Chi, Azzurra, and Ana de Jesus, share the same alienation from the work they do in the present and the same saudade for the past. The women speak alone because of the lack of interlocutors, but in their inaudible voices nest the condemn, resistance, and dissent.Downloads
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