Lucia Villares: 2 books
Examining Whiteness
Reading Clarice Lispector Through Bessie Head and Toni Morrison
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2017
"Critics consider Clarice Lispector the leading female writer in the Brazilian literary canon. Her connections with the nation, however, seem to magically disappear as her work is analysed. This paradox is the starting point for this analysis of the works of an author who - despite being born...
Graciliano Ramos and the Making of Modern Brazil
Memory, Politics and Identities
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Graciliano Ramos and the Making of Modern Brazil brings updated criticism in English on the work of the prominent Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos (1892–1953), a key figure in understanding the making of modern Brazil. Building on existing literature, this book innovates through chapters that consider...