The Jewish condition in the process of literary creation of Cíntia Moscovich and Michel Laub
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Judaism, Jewish literature, Contemporary Brazilian literature, Creative process.Abstract
In this work are investigate the characteristics of the Jewish condition in the work of two contemporary Brazilian Jewish writers: Cíntia Moscovich and Michel Laub. By reading the novels Por que sou gorda, mamãe? (2006) and Diário da queda (2011), the characteristics of Jewish identity found in the narratives are compared with the position of the authors themselves, known through interviews conducted in September 2018. Both interview responses and observation of literary texts are interpreted in the light of Moacyr Scliar’s A condição Judaica (1985). It is concluded in this work that the Jewish identity is not a biological / hereditary or religious data, composing itself from cultural landmarks, such as customs, rituals, speech, humor and food, and that the presence of these elements or belonging of authors to Judaism does not condition a work, by itself, as Jewish literature
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