Abstract
The aim of this article is to analyze the beginning of the literary career of Gastão Cruls and thus identify the themes and styles of his first short stories and novels, all closely linked to his personal drama about pursuing a medical career or dedicating himself to literature. This existential conflict was very important for the author to discover in fantastic literature a way to express not only his personal dramas, but also to analyze the Brazilian society of the 1920s from a new perspective, an urban society in its first steps.
Keywords:
intellectuals; fantastic literature; Amazonia