Análise da representação de autores da literatura japonesa em Bungo Stray Dogs

Abstract

This paper analyzes the representation of authors of Japanese literature in Bungo Stray Dogs, in order to provide an in-depth look at Japanese literature and its representation in the manga. As part of a qualitative, exploratory study, three of the authors featured in the work were selected and analyzed: Atsushi Nakajima, Edogawa Ranpo and Ryunosuke Akutagawa, using both bibliographical and documentary sources as a theoretical basis, applying the thoughts of Émile Durkheim and Moscovici on representation, as well as the conceptions of scholars such as Keene, Cândido, Luyten, Vogler, regarding the literary context researched. The specific objectives were to point out the relative and different aspects between the real authors and their respective characters. As a result, three of the most recurrent points of connection were identified: the characteristics that make up the characters' identities; the supernatural abilities attributed to them; and the individual narrative context in which they were created. It was then concluded that Bungo Stray Dogs can be used as a motivator for reading, especially because of the way its narrative is constructed and also presented graphically, arousing curiosity and making its content relevant by introducing the younger reading generation to the work of authors who, each in their own way and in their own time, have made a contribution to literary enrichment around the world.