THE LITERATURE WRITTEN BY INDIANS: TEXTUALITIES AND REPRESENTATIONS

Abstract

There is an increasing interest in the study of indigenous textualities. From oral tradition to writing, Brazilian natives have rescued those narratives in an attempt to preserve them both in native and Portuguese languages. Three works help to reflect upon peculiarities and paths traced by that writing. They are The Book of Trees (1997), by Ticuna Professors Organization; Histories of Indians (1996); and Ancestors’ Voices: 10 Indian tales (2016), by Daniel Munduruku. These Works are highly recommended by the National Foundation for Children and Youth Book. The relationships between text and illustration help to think about multimodal narratives, as well as the process of retextualization from oral to writing, and reflect upon the characteristic marks of the multiplicity of genres present in the works.