Chalámov e Tchekhov: a distância certa para narrar

The Tales of Kolyma are considered Varlam Shalamov's greatest work. Based on the writer's dialogue with Anton Chekhov's Sakhalin Island and on Shalamov's reading of 19th century prose, this article discusses some formal elements of Shalamov's literary text with a view to pre...

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Main Author: Mendes Neto, Joaquim Ferreira
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas. 2022
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/rus/article/view/198166
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Summary:The Tales of Kolyma are considered Varlam Shalamov's greatest work. Based on the writer's dialogue with Anton Chekhov's Sakhalin Island and on Shalamov's reading of 19th century prose, this article discusses some formal elements of Shalamov's literary text with a view to presenting the new prose of the author, as the only possible way to represent the experience of the Stalinist camps. In the second part, two narratives, by Chekhov and Chalamov, are analyzed, focusing on the narrators of their stories and their points of view on the characters. In addition, the analysis seeks to show how Shalamov's experience as a witness to the Gulag modifies narrative structures in the name of literary representation. Os Contos de Kolimá são considerados a obra máxima de Varlam Chalámov. Partindo de diálogos do escritor com A ilha de Sacalina, de Anton Tchekhov, e da leitura de Chalámov da prosa do século XIX, este artigo procura discutir alguns elementos formais do seu texto literário, tendo em vista a proposta de uma nova prosa do autor, a única possível para representar a experiência nos campos stalinistas. Na segunda parte, analisa-se duas narrativas, de Tchekhov e de Chalámov, com o foco nos narradores de seus contos e seus pontos de vista sobre as personagens. Além disso, busca-se mostrar, por meio da análise, que a experiência de Chalámov como testemunha do Gulag modifica estruturas narrativas em nome da representação literária.