Fiction And Testimony In The Rabbit House, By Laura Alcoba
Fiction And Testimony In The Rabbit House, By Laura Alcoba
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https://doi.org/10.51473/rcmos.v1i1.2026.2118Keywords:
Fiction, Testimony, MemoryAbstract
This article analyzes the novel The Rabbit House (2022), by Laura Alcoba, investigating the relationships between fiction, memory, and testimony in the construction of a literary narrative about the political repression that preceded the Argentine military dictatorship (1976-1983). The work, of an autofictional nature, presents the childhood perspective of a narrator who experiences clandestinity alongside her militant Montoneros family, revealing experiences marked by fear, silence, and state violence. The hypothesis is that the author transforms individual memory into collective testimony, converting fragmented childhood memories into historical and political denunciation. Methodologically, the research is based on a bibliographic review, engaging with studies on memory, trauma, and testimonial literature, especially the contributions of Novaro and Palermo (2007), Copelato (2006), and Seligmann-Silva (2008). Given the above, the narrative not only documents a violent historical period, but also promotes ethical reflection on resistance, identity, and survival, demonstrating how writing can act as a form of subjective reconstruction and confrontation with forgetting.
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ALCOBA, Laura. A casa dos coelhos. Tradução de Natalia Bravo. 1. ed. Paris de Histórias: 2022.
ARGENTINA. Ministério da Justiça e Direitos Humanos. Histórico da Ditadura Civil-Militar Argentina. Disponível em: https://www.argentina.gob.ar
. Acesso em: 06 de novembro de 2024.
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NOVARO, Marcos; PALERMO, Vicente. A ditadura militar na Argentina (1976-1983). São Paulo: Edusp, 2007.
SELIGMANN-SILVA, Márcio. Narrar o trauma: A questão dos testemunhos de catástrofes históricas. Psicologia Clínica, v. 20, n. 1, p. 65-82, 2008. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.1590/s0103-56652008000100005
. Acesso em: 02 de novembro de 2024.
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