Description
Although Brazil is by far the largest and most populous nation in South America-with approximately the same landmass as the US-Brazilian literature, art, and culture are little known in countries where Portuguese is not spoken. But within Brazil, contemporary artists and writers are creating a culture that is both cosmopolitan and inclusive of the nation's diverse regions, customs, and dialects.
Becoming Brazil includes works by canonical twentieth-century Brazilian writers, innovative contemporary authors, and new voices, many of them in translation for the first time. The volume also includes stunning black and white images by Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado.
About the Author
Frank Stewart has been editor of Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing since its founding in 1989. He has published a dozen books of his own, including translations, poetry, and essays.
Eric M. B. Becker is a literary translator, critic, writer, and editor of Words without Borders. He is editor of several anthologies and magazine features devoted to the literature of Brazil.
Book Information
ISBN 9780824881696
Author Frank Stewart
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint University of Hawai'i Press
Publisher University of Hawai'i Press