A CASA DA CABEÇA DE CAVALO (The House of the Horse´s Head) – T.Gersão´s
novel, blending several narrative models,such as feuilleton,fantastic narrative,and historiographical metafiction,proposes a new approach to events and concepts accepted by logic and adopts ludic and humorous forms of discourse concerning death and History as a desconstructing strategy. Key words: contemporary Portuguese fiction; humour and death; fantastic narrative;jocosity.

ALVES,MARIA THERESA ABELHA , SCRIPTA