Female decolonial voices in Redemoinho em dia quente, from Jarid Arraes

Abstract

In this article we explore the short stories of Redemoinho em dia quente (2019) by Jarid Arraes to recognize the decolonial voices that inhabit the narratives and echo resistance to the daily violence experienced by being a woman. We will pay special attention to three stories: ‘Cinco mil litros’; ‘Telhado quebrado com gente morando dentro’ e ‘Gesso’. These narratives were chosen because they share resilience as a way of survival among women who subvert their destinies by not accepting physical, sexual and financial abuses and who, therefore, do not allow themselves to be colonized. Also essential to this work is the recognition of the importance of voices such as Arraes’s, a black northeastern woman in the contemporary literary scene. Jarid's voice stands out above all, for her position and understanding of her political work through her literature. Among the possible conclusions, the most urgent is the need for more and more voices such as Jarid Arraes to occupy the literary field and take over the Brazilian fictional scene: women who make literature with the wounds they carry on their bodies, and with the marks of their ancestry, conquer new spaces.