Nine, Novena and writing in “The transparent bird”, by Osman Lins

Abstract

This article aims to address the place of Nine, novena, published in 1966, in the literary trajectory of the Brazilian writer Osman Lins (1924-1978), as well as  to  verify  how  the  writing  theme  is  worked  in  one  of  the  narratives  that composes it, entitled “The transparent bird.” To this end, it will be used the theoretical and critical assumptions by Andrade (1987), Nitrini (1987), Barthes (1987, 2004), Barbosa (1996), Paes (1994), Eco (2008), among others. It will be observed, in the short story, how everyday writing is approached through the presence of letters and the newspaper. The literary writing and the visual art are also present, through the theme of the frustrated poet, represented in the male character, and the preparation for an artistic trajectory, represented in the female character.