Alteridade e mistério em contos de Milton Hatoum

In this article we present the analysis of four short stories by Milton Hatoum, included in book  A Cidade ilhada, published 2009. order analysis: “Dois poetas da provincia”, “Encontros na peninsula”, “Barbara no inverno” e “A Casa ilhada”. Our purpose is to highlight constant topics Hatounian fiction, as following: memory, foundation novel narratives; alterity, a typical feature foreigners their texts; mysteries, technique conducive reader's participation construction plots, well Machadian influence on detectable second related story, seen through literary dispute between “wizard” Cosme Velho and Portuguese writer Eca de Queiros; also, exposition metaphors symbols dispersed these tales, dialogue with Greek mythology, author's reflection years military dictatorship. research has bibliographic character which seek enrich it under theoretical perspectives Nelson Werneck Sodre, Victor Leandro Silva, Eduardo Galeano.