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MENDES, Maria do Carmo Cardoso. Exílio e diáspora em Cabo Verde. Diacrítica [online]. 2015, vol.29, n.2, pp.167-184. ISSN 0807-8967.

Exile, emigration and diaspora are key elements for defining the identity of Cape Verde. Literature has been the main artistic expression in representing the features of the archipelago. The main purposes of the essay are: 1) to identify, in a chronological sense, the most significant literary approaches of exile and diaspora of Cape Verde, through the analysis of the following texts: the lyrical poetry published in Claridade; the novel Chiquinho (1947) by Baltasar Lopes; the collection of short stories Cais-do-Sodré té Salamansa (1974) by Orlanda Amarílis; and Germano Almeida's novel Eva (2006); to show that Cape Verdean migration flows are privileged object of literary treatment, transforming the characters in actors of exile narratives; 3) to explain the symbolic and geographical dichotomies shaped by the novels; 4) to show the attitudes of Cape Verdean literary characters in exile, highlighting the exposure to xenophobic discourses (particularly in the colonial context, with massive migration to the Portuguese capital) and persistent nostalgia of the homeland; 5) to display the valuable contribution of the Cape Verdean literature for understanding the human experience of exile.

Palavras-chave : Cape Verde; exile; diaspora.

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