Recordar, recriar, fragmentar: uma leitura do conto “As cartas não mentem jamais”, de Sérgio Sant’Anna

Authors

  • Mayara de Andrade Calqui Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas, FFLCH/USP

Abstract

 

Abstract: This article offers a reading of the short story “As cartas não mentem jamais” (“The Cards Never Lie”), by Sérgio Sant’Anna, through a psychoanalytic lens, especially drawing on Freud’s concepts of remembering, repeating, and working through. After a brief contextualization of the author within the contemporary literary landscape, the analysis focuses on the configuration of the fragmented subject, whose identity is mediated by language. The dynamics between the characters reveal relations of alterity, metonymically expressed through the use of different languages and shaped by an affective experience mediated by art. In this context, the story presents a symbolic elaboration of pain and loss through artistic sublimation, highlighting the challenges of subjectivity in the contemporary world. By revisiting an author who remains relatively underexplored in contemporary critical debate, the study also seeks to contribute to a reassessment of his relevance within the current literary landscape.

Keywords: Brazilian literature. Contemporary Literature. Psychoanalysis. Sérgio Sant’Anna.

Author Biography

  • Mayara de Andrade Calqui, Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas, FFLCH/USP

    Pós-doutoranda no PPG de Teoria Literária e Literatura Comparada – Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas, FFLCH/USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. E-mail: mayaracalqui@gmail.com

Published

2026-05-23

How to Cite

Calqui, M. de A. (2026). Recordar, recriar, fragmentar: uma leitura do conto “As cartas não mentem jamais”, de Sérgio Sant’Anna. Olho d’água, 17(2). https://www.olhodagua.ibilce.unesp.br/Olhodagua/article/view/1117