Abstract
The essay has as its theoretical-critical basis the idea that representations are conventions for understanding and modeling social structures and relationships, as well as practices that assign meanings to the real, with effects on their construction (Bourdieu, 1996, p.107- 116). Considering also the concept of refracted realism (Pellegrini, 2018PELLEGRINI, Tânia (2018). Realismo e realidade: um modo de ver o Brasil. São Paulo: Alameda., p.17), we analyze how Luiz Ruffato's Inferno Provisório (2016) represents, through the specific treatment of literary categories, aspects of Brazilian society, such as inequality and exploitation combined with the conservative modernization of recent decades, creating a particular way of capturing the relationship between individuals and society.
Keywords:
Luiz Ruffato; realism; modernization; Brazilian society; rural exodus