Maria Tereza Amodeo

Entre fortes e felinos: a novela de Scliar, o romance de Martel

A vinculacao pejorativa relacionada a Max e os felinos, de Moacyr Scliar e A vida de Pi, de Yann Martel construida pela midia digital internacional, mais do que provocar constrangimentos para ambos os autores, reforca a visao de subalternidade revoltada dos da America do Sul em relacao a America Norte, o que estimula estereotipos de variada ordem, obscurece os vinculos possiveis entre as duas narrativas e as especificidades de cada uma, autorizando abordagens equivocadas. O presente artigo, sem focalizar a questao de plagio, propriamente dita, propoe realizar uma reflexao sobre as particularidades de cada obra, especialmente no que diz respeito ao entendimento da relacao com a alteridade, identificando possiblidades de conexao entre elas e focalizando as formas como se relacionam no contexto das Americas. Publicadas num intervalo de vinte anos, ambas oferecem representacoes legitimas das formas de entendimento das relacoes entre os homens, num mundo de deslocamentos varios. ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ Between the strong and the feline: the novella by Scliar, the novel by Martel Abstract: The pejorative link related to Max and the cats, by Moacyr Scliar and Life of Pi, by Yann Martel created by the international digital media, rather than caused embarrassment to both authors, reinforces the view of the subaltern revolt in South America in relation to North America, which encourages diferent stereotypes, obscures the possible links between the two narratives and the particularitues of each one, allowing misguided approaches. This article, without focusing on the issue of plagiarism itself, proposes to conduct a study on the particularities of each book, especially with regard to understanding the relation to otherness, identifying possibilities of connection between them and focusing on the ways they are related in the context of the Americas. Published in a range of twenty years, both offer legitimate representations of the ways of understanding the relationships between men, in a world of multiple displacements. Keywords: Max and the cats; Life of Pi; Colonialism; Multiculturalism