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Sound and decolonization: the enduring resonance of loss in Dulce Maria Cardoso’s novel O Retorno

Through a close-reading of the 2011 novel O Retorno, written by Portuguese novelist Dulce Maria Cardoso, my article examines literary representations of aural practices at the end of Portugal's African empire. The focus on listening and on the enduring resonance of loss reveals the complex and protracted process of decolonizing Portuguese identities.