Abstract
In this work, we propose the comparative study of the novels: Fogo Morto (1968), by José Lins do Rego (1901-1957) and Ilhéu de Contenda (1978), by Henrique Teixeira de Sousa (1919-2006). Both are considered projection works from the literary career of these authors, that have in common the thematic approach of the decadence and its incidences in the social plan. The authors converge in de…