International Journal of Language & Literature

Brazilian Contemporary Science Fiction: An Analysis of Carlos Orsi’s Tempos de Fúria (2005)
Naiara Sales Araújo

Abstract
The present study aims to raise discussion on Brazilian Science Fiction and its relation to social and political issues, particularly in the first decades of the 21st century. In this way, the analysis is focused on Carlos Orsi’s Tempos de Fúria (2005). As theoretical support, we build on the literary scholarship of Rachel Ferreira (2008), Molina-Gavilan (2003), Ipojuca Pontes (2006), Gaudêncio Torquato (2012), among others. As for methodology, a content analysis model is adopted in a bibliographic, exploratory, and qualitative approach. The results illustrate the engagement of the genre with social issues at the same time that provides the readers a thought-provoking and enjoyable reading. In conclusion, we can infer that Brazilian science fiction has reaffirmed the genre’s relation to history as well as its emphasis on social and political issues.

Full Text: PDF      DOI: 10.15640/ijll.v10n2a1