In these seventeen stories by one of Brazil's foremost living authors, Fonseca introduces readers--with unsurpassed candor and keenness of observation--to a kaleidoscopic, often disturbing world. A hunchback sets his lascivious sights on seducing a beautiful woman. A wealthy businessman hires a ghos[...]
Rubem Fonseca's Crimes of August offers the first serious literary treatment of the cataclysmic events of August 1954, arguably the most turbulent month in Brazilian history.
A rich novel, both culturally and historically, Crimes of August tells two stories simultaneously. The first is private, [...]
Den samtida brasilianska novellkonsten är utpräglat urban, och liksom storstaden är den heterogen, bildrik och oförutsägbar. Sedan sextiotalet har mångfalden av stilar ständigt blivit allt större. 1970-talets boom har ofta beskrivits som en storhetstid för novellen i Brasilien, men egentlig[...]