%0 Journal Article %T A mudan a em Portugal, nos romances de L赤dia Jorge : esbo o de interpreta o sociol車gica de uma interpreta o liter芍ria %A Augusto Santos Silva %J Revista da Faculdade de Letras : Sociologia %D 2012 %I Universidade do Porto %X Changes and identities represent one of the thematic axes of the work of L赤dia Jorge 每 a key figure in contemporary Portuguese literature. Be it at a regional level 每 the Algarve 每 be it at a national level, the 10 novels published by Jorge from 1980 to 2010 consider the crossroads faced by Portugal, its urban areas and its rural communities, as a major issue. In doing so, the novelist provides an in-depth assessment of structural transformations and challenges the Portuguese have to deal with. Such an interpretation cannot be ignored by sociologists. The paper presents an attempt to consider Jorge*s elaboration from a sociological point a view. This means an attempt to foster a dialogue between the two kinds of portraits 每 the one drawn by literary creativity and the one drawn by sociological analysis. %U http://ler.letras.up.pt/uploads/ficheiros/10756.pdf