Through this translation of As Tres Marias the literary achievements of Rachel de Queiroz may at last be judged and appreciated by the English-reading public. Since none of her four novels has previously been translated into English, The Three Marias will be, for many non-Brazilians, an introduction to this nationally known South American author whose books have been widely praised for their artistic merits. Her literary works are colored by her projected personality, by an intense feeling for her own people, by an omnipresent social consciousness, and by personal experiences in the arid backlands of her native state of Ceara.

Basing this story on certain of her own recollections from the nineteen-twenties, Rachel de Queiroz tells of a girl growing up in the seaport town of Fortaleza, in northeastern Brazil. Fred P. Ellison, whose special field is Brazilian and Spanish-American literature, has captured in his translation the author's graceful style and simplicity of language, and has successfully retained the perspective of an idealistic and gradually maturing girl.

About the Author

Rachel de Queiroz (1910-2003) was a Brazilian author.

Fred P. Ellison (1922-2014) was a professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Texas at Austin.

Reviews
A quietly perceptive story of the passage of three girls to womanhood in a society in which women's role is sharply and restrictively defined. * Feminist Bookstore News *



Book Information
ISBN 9780292780798
Author Rachel de Queiroz
Format Paperback
Page Count 202
Imprint University of Texas Press
Publisher University of Texas Press
Weight(grams) 454g