Antonio Callado is known as an author who aimed at reflecting on recent Brazilian history in his writings. Our purpose is to analyze how several references to literary texts are incorporated in the weekly commentaries about journalistic facts and history, which were first published in the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo and later in the book Crônicas de fim do milênio (1997). First, we did not treat such references as mere illustrations of the content in these texts. Furthermore, as an important part of the whole text, these references to literary works became a way to enlighten and review Brazilian history. Through the link between Callado's chronicles, his novels and the history of the Brazilian chronicle, it's possible to make connections between literature, history and journalism: a central axis of our analysis and the reason why Callado's other literary texts as well as the chronicles are included in our study.
Antonio Callado; Crônicas de fim do milênio; Latin American studies; journalism and literature; history and literature