Maria Fortesa, a writer on paper. On the protagonist of <em>Cap al cel obert</em> by Carme Riera
Keywords:
catalan novel, the figure of "literata", writing and colonialismAbstract
This article analyzes the figure of the lead character, Maria de Fortesa / Maria de Fortalesa, from two different perspectives. The first of which is the historical. Maria is the descendant of Majorcan Jews executed in the 17th century. With a change of continent and social status, her story illustrates the contrast between two islands (Majorca and Cuba) as well as the progress of the 19th Century and the assimilation of colonialism. Secondly, through Maria, Carme Riera describes the figure of the "literata" showing the contradictions and restrictions imposed upon the first generation of modern writers to whose legacy she feels herself an heir. Despite the distance of the author, which allows for the use of irony, parody and pastiche in the narrative, the piece displays an unstoppable passion —transmitted in the form of letter-writing, a style distanced from the recognised literary models of the time.
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