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Mona (Paperback)
Pola Oloixarac; Translated by Adam Morris
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This book is the first collection of critical essays on Hilda Hilst
(1930-2004) published in English. It brings together a variety of
perspectives on one of Latin America's most inventive and
innovative authors. Nine essays by scholars and translators reflect
about various aspects of her work, placing it in the context of
Brazil and world literature. During her lifetime, Hilst won several
major national literary awards and attracted legions of devoted
readers. Her writing spanned styles and genres, encompassing
poetry, theatre, and experimental fiction. She was also considered
to be "a writer's writer," and her literary achievements eluded
both mainstream acclaim and international recognition. In recent
years, Hilst's books have enjoyed increased visibility in Brazil
and beyond. A host of translators (including three contributors to
this volume) have finally made some of her masterpieces available
in English. This pioneering collection of essays should excite
longtime readers and introduce her to a new audience.
This book is the first collection of critical essays on Hilda Hilst
(1930-2004) published in English. It brings together a variety of
perspectives on one of Latin America's most inventive and
innovative authors. Nine essays by scholars and translators reflect
about various aspects of her work, placing it in the context of
Brazil and world literature. During her lifetime, Hilst won several
major national literary awards and attracted legions of devoted
readers. Her writing spanned styles and genres, encompassing
poetry, theatre, and experimental fiction. She was also considered
to be "a writer's writer," and her literary achievements eluded
both mainstream acclaim and international recognition. In recent
years, Hilst's books have enjoyed increased visibility in Brazil
and beyond. A host of translators (including three contributors to
this volume) have finally made some of her masterpieces available
in English. This pioneering collection of essays should excite
longtime readers and introduce her to a new audience.
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Antonio (Paperback)
Beatriz Bracher; Translated by Adam Morris
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R421
R348
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Benjamin, on the verge of becoming a father, discovers a tragic
family secret involving patrimony and determines to get to the root
of. Those most immediately involved are all dead, but their three
closest confidantes are still alive-Isabel, his grandmother;
Haroldo, his grandfather's friend; and Raul, his father's
friend-and each will tell him a different version of the facts. By
collecting these shards of memories, which offer personal glimpses
into issues of class and politics in Brazil, Benjamin will piece
together the painful puzzle of his family history. Like a Faulkner
novel, Beatriz Bracher's brilliant Antonioshows the expansiveness
of past events and the complexity of untangling long-buried
secrets.
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I Didn't Talk (Paperback)
Beatriz Bracher; Translated by Adam Morris
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R414
R340
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A professor prepares to retire-Gustavo is set to move from Sao
Paulo to the countryside, but it isn't the urban violence he's
fleeing: what he fears most is the violence of his memory. But as
he sorts out his papers, the ghosts arrive in full force. He was
arrested in 1970 with his brother-in-law Armando: both were
vicariously tortured. He was eventually released; Armando was
killed. No one is certain that he didn't turn traitor: I didn't
talk, he tells himself, yet guilt is his lifelong harvest. I Didn't
Talk pits everyone against the protagonist-especially his own
brother. The torture never ends, despite his bones having healed
and his teeth having been replaced. And to make matters worse,
certain details from his shattered memory don't quite add up...
Beatriz Bracher depicts a life where the temperature is lower,
there is no music, and much is out of view. I Didn't Talk's
pariah's-eye-view of the forgotten "small" victims powerfully bears
witness to their "internal exile." I didn't talk, Gustavo tells
himself; and as Bracher honors his endless pain, what burns this
tour de force so indelibly in the reader's mind is her intensely
controlled voice.
Everyone's heard of the Gunfight at O.K. Corral: the most famous
shootout of the Old West, between the Earp brothers and Doc
Holliday on the side of law and order, and the Clanton brothers and
their gang. A legend told many times in books and films, in
sometimes contradictory versions... Fortunately, here is the
definitive version at last, restoring the unvarnished truth of what
is another triumph of... Lucky Luke!
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Bird (Paperback)
Adam Morris
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R576
Discovery Miles 5 760
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