Between History and Literature: indigenous ethnocide in the horror fictions of Clive Barker and Moacir Fio

Abstract

This article aims to compare two horror stories set in the Amazon rainforest, not only with each other but also in dialogue with the available body of historiographical knowledge. From a postmodern perspective, the boundary between Literature and History is problematized from different viewpoints. On the one hand, it is recognized that historical narratives present marked literary characteristics; on the other hand, with the advancement of post-colonial and decolonial cultural studies, literary works are largely analyzed in the light of History. In this context, the aim is to identify the similarities and differences between the stories, as well as between these narratives and the History of Brazil, situating the discussion also in relation to contemporary postmodern society and its dilemmas.