'From the bottom of the pots' to the table: gastronomy and identity in Simone Schwarz-Bart and Jorge Amado

Author(s)

  • Vanessa Massoni da Rocha Universidade Federal Fluminense

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51777/relief11437

Keywords:

gastronomy, identity, Simone Schwarz-Bart, Jorge Amado, comparative literature

Abstract

This article focuses on the intersections between cuisine and literature in the works of Schwarz-Bart (1938) and Jorge Amado (1912-2001). The place dedicated to of gastronomy and identity in their fiction turns out to be one of the richest bridges between the productions of the two writers. Food remains a major area of ​​identity manifestation, of reconnecting with the soil and the local traditions. In several of their works, the reader notices a visceral relationship between the characters and local gastronomy and its challenges in daily life. "The souls of the people exhaling from the bottom of the pots", both welcome gastronomy as a privileged vehicle for understanding the world.

Author Biography

  • Vanessa Massoni da Rocha, Universidade Federal Fluminense

    Vanessa Massoni da Rocha is Professor of Francophone Literatures at the Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She conducts academic research on the literary productions of the French-speaking Caribbean. He has authored several scientific articles and the book Tradução em entrevista: Simone Schwarz-Bart e as tradutoras brasileiras (2021).

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Published

2021-12-27

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2021): Intertextualities in the works of André and Simone Schwarz-Bart

Section

Thematic Dossier

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Copyright (c) 2021 Vanessa Massoni da Rocha

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How to Cite

“’From the bottom of the pots’ to the table: gastronomy and identity in Simone Schwarz-Bart and Jorge Amado” (2021) RELIEF - REVUE ÉLECTRONIQUE DE LITTÉRATURE FRANÇAISE, 15(2), pp. 35–50. doi:10.51777/relief11437.