Migratory short stories by Dora Nunes Gago

Abstract

According to Søren Frank (2008), migration can only be inscribed in the literary work by the conjugation of the content – the themes and / or the migrant condition of the characters – with the form – the discursive strategies. We analyze the short stories included in the book Travessias – Contos Migratótios (2014) by Dora Nunes Gago. Our reflection starts by the distinction of the descriptions “migratory tales”, “tales of migration” or “tales on migration”. We identify the discursive strategies put at the service of the topics treated and, thus, to verify to what extent the concept of migration becomes a characteristic of the literary work and not merely a literarily explored theme.