Designated narrator by an espiritual autor: the psicographied enunciation of Francisco Cândido Xavier in Nosso Lar

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https://doi.org/10.15174/rv.v19i38.857

Abstract

Francisco Cândido Xavier is considered the most important and prolific writer of brazilian spiritualist literature, although he denied being the author of all his work. He explained that through psychography (also known as automatic writing) those texts were "dictated" to him. This study addresses the relationship between the spiritual author and the designated narrator in Nosso Lar, where the spirit of André Luiz transmitted his message through a “privileged intercessor”. This authorial duo, according to scholars of the spiritualist phenomenon, create in Brazil one of the most outstanding and profitable book of its genre and, moreover, inserted the mythical and respected mediator between the post-mortem narrator and his narratee, which earned credibility and international notoriety to him.

Author Biography

Rubén García Fernández, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Licenciado en Ciencias de la Comunicación, UNAM, y en Lengua y Literatura Modernas Portuguesas, también por la UNAM.

Ha trabajado como periodista y editor para importantes medios de comunicación mexicanos, además de desarrollarme como guionista bajo la tutela de Vicente Leñero, Beatriz Novaro y Enrique Rentería. En 2017, debutó como productor cinematográfico con el cortometraje "#Hashtag", seleccionado en los festivales de cine Raidance, Moscú y Rhode Island. "Lito" (2020) fue su primer trabajo como director, seleccionado en Shorts México, el Festival de Cine Mittelamerikanisches de Viena y el Festival Internacional de Cine en Movimiento.

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2026-07-01

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García Fernández, R. (2026). Designated narrator by an espiritual autor: the psicographied enunciation of Francisco Cândido Xavier in Nosso Lar: -. Valenciana, 19(38), 61–91. https://doi.org/10.15174/rv.v19i38.857

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No. 38 (2026): Valenciana, julio-diciembre 2026

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