Abstract
In the covers of Milton Hatoum’s books published by Companhia das Letras, it is possible to see a small round yellow sticker inside in black letters one reads “A contemporary classic of Brazilian literature”. This article seeks to surround the construction of the writer Milton Hatoum and his work as a contemporary Brazilian classic. This enterprise is based mainly on the methodological precepts established by Pierre Bourdieu of investigation of artistic fields: it’s genesis and processes of autonomization. We investigate the social position of the writer and his trajectory within the contemporary Brazilian literary field as well as the wider social space.
Keywords:
Sociology of literature; Brazilian literature; Milton Hatoum; Contemporary classic; Sociology of culture
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