The grotesque in Eduardo Mahon's short stories
Grotesque
Contemporary short story
Literatura of Mato Grosso
This research aims to study the elements of the grotesque present in short stories from the book Resumo da Ópera, from the collection Contos Estranhos, by Eduardo Mahon. It can be seen that these elements are used in the construction of the characters and the plot, and that they suggest representing a social criticism and customs in these short narratives. Thus, taking into account the genre in which the analyzed narratives are inserted, we resort to the theory of the short story with Poe (1985), Cortázar (1993) and Piglia (2004), seeking an understanding in relation to the construction of the short stories. In addition, it is intended to ascertain what theory about the grotesque that Mahon joins and the effect it has on the structure of the text. To this end, with the support of theorists Kayser (1986) and Bakhtin (2010), a study is made of the phenomenon, the historical context, its origin and perspectives and its place in art, especially in literature. We still rely on Ginzburg (2008) and Moraes (2017) for a better understanding of surrealism and the deformation of the body perceived in the narratives. Finally, we present, with the help of Roas (2014), the differences between the unusual and the grotesque, for better delimitation of the work.