Graciliano Ramos: adult and child

Abstract

The objective of this work is to situate the writer Graciliano Ramos in the context of a study where we compare his adult production, more specifically the novel São Bernardo, and A terra dos meninos pelados, one of his works which is aimed at children. When considering the dynamic relationship established between author, text and reader, and knowing that the writer, in building work, is undergoing a creative intent and purpose of an aesthetic, ideological and social basis, and conscious of the need to seek effects of meaning, convey his thoughts and encourage interpretations, we try to answer a question that seems fundamental: are the two branches of Graciliano’s literature (adult and child) equally significant?