%0 Journal Article %T Genealogies and Inquiries into Laziness from Macuna¨ªma %A Dieleke %A Edgardo %J Ellipsis %D 2007 %I American Portuguese Studies Association (APSA) %X Taking as a starting point the expression ¡°Ai que pregui a!¡± in M¨¢rio de Andrade¡¯s Macuna¨ªma, this article deals with the political radicalism of the text and of the concept of laziness. Differing from the identity readings of this work, the article aims at establishing a dialogue with similar propositions in other traditions. %K M¨¢rio de Andrade %K Brazilian literature %K laziness and literature %U http://www.ellipsis-apsa.com/Volume_5-Dieleke_files/Dieleke_ellipsis_5_2007.pdf