Deafness memories in Antonio Lobo Antunes’ chronicles “O surdo” (1998) and “Não foi com certeza assim mas faz de conta” (2002)

Abstract

This work intends to analyze some images and meanings attributed to deafness in two chronicles of Portuguese writer António Lobo Antunes: “Não foi com certeza assim mas faz de conta” (2002) and “O surdo” (1998). We are also interested in the type of creation of these texts, drawing a parallel with the kind of reflection developed in some writings of Walter Benjamin, basically in “One-way street” and “Berlin childhood”. In both authors, the fictional production is linked to the issue of memory, taking as its starting point the contact with a seemingly simple everyday object. Finally, we emphasize the discussion of the normalization of bodies, based on the issue of not hearing and how it is socially perceived.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22409/abriluff.2017n18a369