Searching for an Intercultural Dialogue: Indigenous Literature in Brazil

The present study focuses on the literary production of Brazilian indigenous authors, a relatively recent phenomenon, strictly related to the achievement of political and social rights by native peoples in the country's territory. The central question of the article revolves around a reflection on how the works of indigenous authors that began to appear on the shelves of Brazilian bookstores in the 1990s, are not reachable by the traditional concepts of Western literature. In order to understand indigenous literature in its complexity and fullness, it is necessary to understand it as a broader cultural manifestation, of which we are also a part.