The three times of Moacyr Scliar: notes on an unpublished interview

Abstract

This article contextualizes an unpublished interview with Brazilian writer Moacyr Scliar (deceased in 2011) about his novel Sonhos tropicais. After a brief introduction on the author and the circumstances surrounding his dialogue with the interviewer, the essay unfolds in three interrelated parts focusing on the three time periods referenced: the past, the present and the future. The past addresses Scliar‘s comments on the interplay of history and fiction in his novel while also touching on the particularities of historical fiction and historiographical metafiction. The present features his opinions on sociopolitical issues of the 90‘s. The future reveals the writer‘s "prophecies" on the evolution of Brazilian literature.