The Obscene Madame D
- 57 Seiten
- 2 Lesestunden
The English-language debut of one of Brazil's leading writers of the twentieth century
Hilda Hilst Bücher
Hilda Hilst war eine brasilianische Autorin, deren Werke zarte Intimität, Wahnsinn und übernatürliche Ereignisse erforschten. Ihre Belletristik und Poesie gehören oft der Tradition des magischen Realismus an. Fast fünfzig Jahre lang widmete sie sich der literarischen Schöpfung, und ihre Arbeit erhielt bedeutende brasilianische Literaturpreise.
Something has changed in Amos Keres, a university mathematics professor - his sentences trail off in class, he is disgusted by the sight of his wife and son, and he longs to flee the comfortable bourgeois life he finds himself a part of. Most difficult of all are his struggles to express what has happened to him, for a man more accustomed to numbers than words. He calls it 'the clearcut unhoped-for, ' and it's a vision that will drive him to madness and, eventually, death
Os Cem Melhores Contos Brasileiros do Século
- 618 Seiten
- 22 Lesestunden
Finalista do Jabuti. Coletânea organizada por Ítalo Moriconi, pautada por critérios como gosto e qualidade, reafirmando o alto nível de nossa produção além de apresentar uma galeria de autores e textos há muito esquecidos ou ainda não descobertos.