Génios, parcas e asteroides: os três desejos de Octávio C.

Abstract

In this article we are dealing with The Three Desires of Octávio C., 2008, by Portuguese author Pedro Eiras. From the well-known story about the genie of the lamp that grants three wishes to the one who rubs the artifact, we analyze the work observing the meanings of "genie, sparrows and asteroids" and revealing a protagonist to want to change the world, trying to prevent its fall although this will speed up your entire process. In revisiting the idea of a lamp genie capable of satisfying all the wishes of his master, the author chooses to present a modern Aladdin and cultivates the crisis by creating problems without solution.