The instability in the fictional universe of essa terra, by Antônio Torres

Abstract

The paper discusses the structural constitution of the novel Essa terra, by Antônio Torres, seeking to evidence theinconstancyof the narrativecategories oftime and space as a reflection of condition of deterritorialization of the characters and their consequent identity fragmentation. The studyalso seeks toshow howthe plurality ofvoices, responsible for thisrelativityspace-time, provides amultifaceted viewof thethemebroached – the migration –, giving an open form to work, without presenting a conclusive position about the issues high lighted,in order to stimulate the reader’s reflection.