{"id":296469,"date":"2021-07-27T12:13:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T15:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=296469"},"modified":"2021-07-28T16:56:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T19:56:01","slug":"new-novel-by-cristina-judar-have-multiple-narrators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/new-novel-by-cristina-judar-have-multiple-narrators\/","title":{"rendered":"New novel by Cristina Judar have multiple narrators"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 A Jabuti Award finalist and S\u00e3o Paulo Prize for Literature laureate, Cristina Judar launched earlier this year her new novel. In Elas marchavam sob o sol<\/em> [They marched under the sun], the author brings the perspectives of several narrators, particularly two young women, that draw a parallel between modern and ancestral and see their life stories getting closer and closer together.<\/p>\n

These parallels might as well be inspired by the history of countries such as ancient and cosmopolitan Lebanon, where the paternal grandparents of the author came from. But the inspiration spanwed from the author\u2019s desire to tell more plural stories.<\/p>\n

Elas marchavam sob o sol<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Although she hasn\u2019t depicted her own personal experience in the book, the author believes in the importance of preserving and restoring ancient cultures. \u201cIt\u2019s a work of fiction, so it doesn\u2019t put forward my own life story, but this is all part of it, of course. I believe it\u2019s important that every person works from their own ancestry. I try to respect that, even though I don\u2019t possess a thorough knowledge on the women that came before me. I\u2019ve lost many stories because I had no contact with those people, but I believe that honoring their existence is worth something,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

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Judar is a granddaughter of Lebanese grandparents<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The novel was published by publishing house Dublinense<\/a> and details the perspectives of many narrators to bring diversity and energy. Judar intended to create multiple points of view. \u201cIt\u2019s both challenging and exciting to try and create several voices that goes hand in hand in order to build a whole narrative. I needed many voices to get what I was looking for. Each and every one of them enhanced the story. It\u2019s like sewing, weaving \u2013 there\u2019re several threads that come together to form a bigger picture,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Through her two main characters, Ana and Joan, who experience the months leading up to their 18th<\/sup> birthday, the author brings light to issues such as gender oppression. \u201cIt\u2019s a march for freedom, for claiming their rights \u2013 this passage means a great deal for the whole novel. It\u2019s an image of a march that everyone can see in broad daylight. It\u2019s something that has to be clear. And it\u2019s a journey together, even if it\u2019s at a different rate for each of them. So they marched, and they will keep marching,\u201d Judar stresses.<\/p>\n

Arab ancestry<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the author\u2019s life, the ties to the Arab culture came mainly in her childhood. \u201cMy father was the son of Lebanese parents, and some of his brothers were even born there [in Lebanon], but he was the youngest and was born in Brazil. \u201cI met my paternal grandmother, but because of the generation gap, I ended up having little contact. But the Arab culture and cuisine have always been part of my life,\u201d the author says.<\/p>\n

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