O caso do martelo e O caso da caçada de perdiz, de José Clemente Pozenato : literatura policial como representação cultural da região serrana do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

This study analyzes the works O Caso do Martelo (2003) and O Caso da Caçada de Perdiz (2008), by José Clemente Pozenato, as a police literature that allows the representation of the culture of the serra region of Rio Grande do Sul. For this reason, the objective was to identify in the detective novels the elements that provoked a manifestation of the local culture. To corroborate this analysis, the following specific objectives were listed: to characterize the books in detective novels, to present the relation between Literature and History and to identify expressions of local culture and history. To fulfil these objectives, initially, what is Police Literatura was established, inserting and defining the works studied here. Next, the relation between Literature and History was addressed, presenting ways of understanding Local History and its relevance to contemporary historiography. Finally, the police words of José Clemente Pozenato were analyzed as important tools to understand aspects of the History and customs of the Serra Gaúcha. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]