[pt] A presente dissertação, intitulada O místico e o mágico como elementos de denúncia à traição dos ideais de Amílcar Cabral, em Kikia matcho: o desalento do combatente, apresenta como objetivo central examinar os elementos da tradição cultural guineense presentes neste romance do escritor Filinto de Barros, publicado pela primeira vez em 1997, como meios de denúncia ao abandono dos ideais da revolução defendidos por Amílcar Cabral, tais como o suicídio da pequena burguesia e a resistência cultural. A narrativa de Filinto de Barros trata da desilusão dos ex-combatentes como consequência da chegada do novo governo pós-independência, fruto de um golpe, que agravou as dificuldades econômicas e sociais sofridas pelo jovem estado-nação. A hipótese a ser trabalhada é a de que esse contexto político possui relação com as crenças locais, e que estas, por sua vez, funcionam como elementos de resistência ao denunciar a estrutura que levou ao desalento. Para discorrer sobre essa questão central, esta dissertação qualificará o que está chamando de místico e mágico, como as religiões e as crenças tradicionais, as superstições, as cerimônias e os rituais, que são, sobretudo, dados da realidade guineense e do autor Filinto de Barros. / [en] The central aim of this dissertation, entitled The mystical and the magical as elements of denunciation of the betrayal of Amílcar Cabral s ideals in Kikia matcho: o desalento do combatente, is to analyze the elements of Guinean cultural tradition present in this novel by writer Filinto de Barros, first published in 1997, as a way of denouncing the abandonment of the ideals of the revolution defended by Amílcar Cabral, such as the suicide of the petty bourgeoisie and cultural resistance. Filinto de Barros narrative deals with the disillusionment of the ex-combatants as a consequence of the arrival of the new post-independence government, the result of a coup d état, which aggravated the economic and social difficulties suffered by the young nation-state. The hypothesis is that this political context is related to local beliefs, which in turn function as elements of resistance by denouncing the structure that led to disillusionment. To discuss this central issue, this dissertation will qualify what it is calling mystical and magical, such as traditional religions and beliefs, superstitions, ceremonies and rituals, which are, above all, data from the Guinean reality and the author Filinto de Barros.

Equatorial Guinea is the only former Spanish colony in Africa south of the Sahara. Consequently, the Spanish-language literature produced by its authors has been resistant to classification in both the fields of Hispanic and African literary studies. This thesis examines a selection of contemporary narratives written between 1994 and 2007 by the following authors: José Fernando Siale Djangany, Maximiliano Nkogo Esono, Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel and Joaquín Mbomio Bacheng. My main objective in this dissertation is to identify, explain and relate the ways in which post-independence authors express identity in their respective texts. In order to accomplish this task, this thesis posits situational interactions as the key sites for identity expression. Developed from the tenets of symbolic interactionism, the syncretic theoretical model of identity views it as telescopic. It is expected that, through the examination of the chosen texts, a contribution can be made to the understanding of the way in which each author expresses identity and can therefore feed into the larger discussion of identity in Equatorial Guinean narrative.