Exortação aos Crocodilos

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Exortação aos Crocodilos is a novel by Portuguese writer António Lobo Antunes that explores themes of memory, trauma, and the lingering effects of Portugal’s authoritarian past through his characteristically dense, introspective prose.

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instanceOf novel
author António Lobo Antunes
countryOfOrigin Portugal
creatorNationality Portuguese
genre literary fiction
psychological novel
hasAuthorStyle complex syntax
fragmented narration
interior monologue
long sentences
hasInfluenceFrom Portugal’s authoritarian past
Portuguese colonial and postcolonial history
hasSubject family secrets
identity
memory and forgetting
political violence
psychological damage of dictatorship
secret police
state surveillance
women’s experiences under authoritarianism
historicalContext Estado Novo (Portugal)
surface form: Estado Novo dictatorship in Portugal

post-authoritarian Portuguese society
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement Portuguese contemporary literature
postmodern literature
literaryReputation complex
critically respected
demanding
mainTheme authoritarianism
family relationships
guilt
legacy of dictatorship
memory
political repression
trauma
violence
narrativeStyle dense prose
introspective prose
stream-of-consciousness elements
narrativeTechnique multiple perspectives
nonlinear narrative
originalLanguage Portuguese
partOf António Lobo Antunes bibliography
setting Portugal
targetAudience adult readers

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António Lobo Antunes notableWork Exortação aos Crocodilos