Notes on "A nova narrativa", of Antonio Candido : experimentalism and impasses of the novel after the collapse of the populism

Este ensaio comenta alguns aspectos do panorama da literatura brasileira dos anos 60 e 70 apresentado por Antonio Candido em “A nova narrativa” (1979) e propõe a reavaliação do período, em particular dos romances publicados, a partir da ampliação dos esquemas explicativos de Candido e Roberto Schwarz.This essay explains some aspects of the the scene of Brazilian literature in the sixties and seventies introduced by Antonio Candido in “A nova narrativa” (1979), and also tries to reconsider the period, focusing mainly the published novels, and to spread the scope of explanations and insights of Antonio Candido and Roberto Schwarz