Citation

Peñuela Rodríguez S. Poligramas 2020; 2020(50): 104-126.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020)

DOI

10.25100/poligramas.v0i50.10514

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The Brazilian novel August, written by Rubem Fonseca in 1990, recounts the historical-political events that developed after the suicide of President Getulio Vargas, who led the country from 1950 to 1954. This work unites the police novel and the historical novel, resulting in a hybridization between the two. This article analyzes the historical facts that the novel deals with, leaving aside the fictitious plot that unfolds in a police story and focusing on what happened within the historical context of Brazil. © 2020, Universidad del Valle. All rights reserved.

Language: es

Keywords

Brazilian novel; Getulio Vargas; historical context; historical novel