Memory in Caryl Phillips’s novel Crossing the River (1993) = Memória no romance Crossing the River (1993), de Caryl Phillips

This article explores the themes of memory and remembering as well as the relationship between memory and diaspora in Caryl Phillips’s prize-winning 1993 novel Crossing the River. While the first part of the paper discusses theoretical and methodological issues in memory studies, the second part deals with an analysis and interpretation of the novel, which, it is hoped, provides interesting insights into Phillips’s multifaceted use of (the concept of) memory and what it entails. Este ensaio investiga os temas da memória, do relembrar e do relacionamento entre a memória e a diáspora no romance Crossing the River (1993), de Caryl Phillips. Enquanto na primeira parte discutem-se problemas teóricos e metodológicos nos estudos sobre a memória, a segunda sec o analisa e interpreta o romance, o qual proporcionará aspectos interessantes sobre o uso multifacetado que Phillips emprega do conceito de memória e sua consequências.