| Description |
xii, 243 pages : map ; 19 cm. |
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Traveler's literary companions |
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Traveler's literary companion.
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| Contents |
The real José / Luis Fernando Verissimo -- The wallet / Machado de Assis -- Account of the incident / Rubem Fonseca -- Altitude / Adriana Lisboa -- The dead man in the sea at Urca Plaza Mauá / Clarice Lispector -- The traffic light / Helena Parente Cunha -- Josete killed herself / Sonia Coutinho -- Ipanema is a long way from home / Paula Parisot -- A thing of beauty / Fred Góes -- The virtuous wife / Julieta de Godoy Ladeira -- Architect by correspondence / Marcos Rey -- The piece / Álvaro Cardoso Gomes -- Chilly night / Fernando Bonassi -- Taxi / Luiz Ruffato -- The saint and the city ; Sunset / Benedicto Monteiro -- Claws Revealed / Astrid Cabral -- Truth is a seven-headed beast / Milton Hatoum -- The last tango in Jacobina / Márcia Denser -- The miracle of the birds / Jorge Amado -- Carnival traumas / João Ubaldo Ribeiro -- The pageant / Flávio Carneiro -- Rituals ; Santinha and me / Adélia Prado -- The cage / Augusta Faro -- Rediscovery ; Geography / Adriana Lisboa -- Shaving / Luiz Vilela -- The misplaced machine / J.J. Veiga -- Those lopes / João Guimarães Rosa -- The old ox / Simões Lopes Neto -- A barbecue story / Moacyr Scliar -- Loss / Pena Cabreira -- The flying man / Rodrigo de Haro -- The elephants' graveyard / Dalton Trevisan -- Alice and the writer / Cristovão Tezza. |
| Summary |
This vital collection is as eclectic and electric as Brazil itself. These stories -- ranging from vignettes, sketches, and prose poems to traditional narratives -- cover a wide geography, physically, thematically, and stylistically. Tales of nature and magic, humor and tragedy, brutality and delicacy, sex and violence are played out against every corner of this vast and diverse land: the Amazon, the Northeast, the Central West, and the South, as well as in Brazil's two metropolises, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The earliest story, Machado de Assis' "The Wallet," was written at the end of the nineteenth century. The most recent were written especially for this book. Brazil is noted for its vibrant music and celebrations; this book shows an equally rich literary scene for the traveler or fan of world -- and world-class -- fiction. |
| Subject |
Short stories, Brazilian -- Translations into English.
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Brazilian fiction -- 20th century -- Translations into English.
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Brazil -- In literature.
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Brazilian fiction. (OCoLC)fst00838105
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Literature. (OCoLC)fst00999953
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Short stories, Brazilian. (OCoLC)fst01117120
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Brazil. (OCoLC)fst01206830
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999
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| Genre/Form |
Translations. (OCoLC)fst01423791
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| Added Author |
Levitin, Alexis.
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| Added Title |
Real José.
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Wallet.
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Dead man in the sea at Urca.
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Traffic light.
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Thing of beauty.
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Virtuous wife.
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Piece.
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Saint and the city.
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Last tango in Jacobina.
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Miracle of the birds.
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Pageant.
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Cage.
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Misplaced machine.
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Old ox.
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Barbecue story.
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Flying man.
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Elephants' graveyard.
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| ISBN |
9781883513214 (alk. paper) |
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1883513219 (alk. paper) |
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