Vol. 27 No. 1 (2021): Dossier - Visions of Chinese History
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Home and exile: History, Labor and Immigration in literature

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  • Antonio de Pádua Bosi,
  • Aparecida Darc de Souza
Antonio de Pádua Bosi
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
Aparecida Darc de Souza
Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34019/2594-8296.2021.v27.30986

Published 2021-05-13

Keywords

  • Immigration,
  • Edwidge Danticat,
  • Jean Kowok.

How to Cite

Bosi, Antonio de Pádua, and Aparecida Darc de Souza. 2021. “Home and Exile: History, Labor and Immigration in Literature”. Locus: History Journal 27 (1):272-92. https://doi.org/10.34019/2594-8296.2021.v27.30986.

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Abstract

This paper proposes a historical approach to immigration regarding literature, particularly Brother, I am Dying, by Edwidge Danticat, and Girl, Translated, by Jean Kowok. The main argument explores immigrants' experiences regarding (i) the reasons for leaving (ii) the expectations and frustrations experienced, (iii) the institutional and informal mechanisms of reception and (iv) the immigration seen as feelings, particularly the formation of the family and other sociabilities. We understand that this theme has been related to the idea that literature is inspired by historical experiences, as is the case here. This has made possible a reflection on History because literature is also a document and an intervention interested in reality. Theory and method have considered these characteristics in order to interrogate, analyze and explore Brother, I'm dying and Girl, Translated from the perspectives identified in the authors and from the points that made up the research script. Finally, I hope that the results will encourage the insertion of history in the expressive recent migrations whose importance have been reported by migrants in tragic and dramatic narratives, rather than in epic and successful formats.

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