I propose a comparative analysis of two novels, Macunaima, by Mário de Andrade, and Chronique des sept misères, by Patrick Chamoiseau, in order to point out the main common aspects concerning the grotesque realism which reveal that both authors belong to the Rabelaisian comical and popular tradition, that has been studied by Mikhaïl Bakhtin.
Grotesque Realism; Rabelaisian humour; comparative literature