A animalidade do homem em contos de Miguel Torga) Source: Studia Iberystyczne (Journal of Iberian Studies

This article discusses the animality of the human characters in short stories of the Portuguese Miguel Torga (1907-1995), embedded in Bichos, Contos da Montanha and Novos Contos da Montanha. The animals themselves serve as a counterpoint to the man, contributing to a reflection on what are the human characteristics and what are the wild. The characters are grouped according to their traits: alienation; the strength of instinct; the use of strategies markedly animals; etc. In the end, it is concluded that Torga intended to highlight the animal dimension of the man and the humanity of the animal, showing how both have the same origin, the mother earth.