Novas Cartas Portuguesas
(New Portuguese Letters) Book not yet available in English
Summary:
By rewriting the well-known 17th century letters of the Portuguese nun, Novas Cartas Portuguesas is a libel against the prevailing ideology of the pre-25 April period (denouncing the colonial war, the judicial system, emigration, violence and the situation of women), with an unusual originality and topicality from a literary and social point of view. This is proven by the fact that it can be read today in the light of the most recent feminist theories (or those emerging from Feminist Studies, such as queer theory), since it resists cataloguing by dismantling the boundaries between the narrative, poetic and epistolary genres, pushing the limits to points of fusion.’
Edited by: Biblioteca Lúcio Craveiro da Silva
Comment:
Addressing issues that remain crucial to the contemporary political agenda, such as war and conflicts, violence, discrimination, the feminization of poverty, the (absence of) freedom, the colonization of the body politic and immigration, among many other issues, New Portuguese Letters continue to awaken social consciousness and promote the construction of new maps of understanding and a common humanity. As a literary object, New Letters is also among the most innovative texts of the twentieth century, destabilizing and questioning conventional notions such as authorship, authority, and literary genre. It should be remembered that the book, composed of 120 texts (including letters, poems, reports, narrative texts, essays and quotations), was written collectively by the three authors, who, however, do not individually sign any of these same texts. (https://www.novascartasnovas.com/)