A questão do regionalismo em A mulher do garimpo, de Nenê Macaggi

Abstract

This dissertation aims to address the peculiarities of manifestation of the regionalism phenomenon in the novel A Mulher do Garimpo by Nenê Macaggi. Published in the 70s, the Macaggi’s novel takes the Amazon as the major theme, especially the space that now forms the state of Roraima, in the period from the late 1920s until the beginning of 1940. And in this movement, shows the Amazon, electing and summarizing the natural elements of the region: its fauna and flora, the abundance of its lands, its water and mineral resources, and points out that the region offers its richness for those people who, arriving here with technical knowledge, can enjoy its richness for the good of the nation. As picturesque element, A Mulher do Garimpo selects the indigenous of the region: his beliefs, his cuisine, his traditions; but chooses the gold miner as the hero of the narrative. The gold miner, who, together with the farmer, figures as part of the caste of the pioneers of Roraima. And it is precisely this concern by the author in selecting and documenting the physical environment, the social and even language of the region in this novel, that the A Mulher do Garimpo approximates of the realistic-naturalistic regionalism of Brazilian literature. From another perspective, we analyze how the representation and imitation of these striking elements is supported by a type of long term discourse about the Amazon. The analysis of the representation of these elements that appear in the structure, theme development, history and discourse of the novel A Mulher do Garimpo leads the interpretation of the regionalismo manifestation in this narrative, which is considered the pioneering novel in Roraima.