Literary representations of slaved African princesses in Latinamerican colonial era in two novels: Adelaida Fernández Ochoa’s Afuera Crece un Mundo (2017) and Ricardo Gattini’s El Barco de Ébano (2008)

Abstract

In the present article it is developed a comparative literature analysis following an imagologic line based on four protagonist characters in two novels that belong to Latin-American Contemporary Literature. On one side, there will be Nay de Gambia, protagonist in the Colombian novel “Afuera Crece un Mundo written” by Adelaida Fernández Ochoa (2017). On the other side, three characters will be analyzed which, as it is presented in this study, conform one single unity: Naha, Sinaya and Petra or “la dama tan” from the Chilean novel “El Barco de Ébano” written by Ricardo Gattini (2008). Considering the fact that the four characters belong to the African nobility, we will focus in those images which are used to build these “Other” women, what it gives us to understand that these representations problematize the discussions, generating new reflective spaces that revolve around issues related with the processes of formation of said block of countries.