O entre-lugar do sujeito cambiante em o antigo futuro de Luiz Ruffato

The novel The Old Future by Luiz Ruffato presents a refined narrative, both from a linguistic perspective — as is characteristic of the writer, since the acclaimed They Were Many Horses — and in terms of the literary representation of socially marginalized groups, thus exposing unhealed wounds in society. Additionally, the plot includes political events and social crises that reveal the complex scene of Brazilian life from the 20th century to the early decades of the 21st century. The book tells the story of four men from the Bortoletto family, who, coming from Italy, settled in Rodeiro-MG and sent descendants to Cataguases-MG, São Paulo, and the USA. The one hundred chapters refer to the one hundred years of this saga, marked by family fragmentation, ruptures, disillusions, and a constant state of uprootedness.