Fourteen Female Voices from Brazil: Interviews and Works [Library Binding]

Elzbieta Szoka (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 20, 2003

A fascinating introduction to Brazilian culture with poetry, fiction, drama and interviews by a group of Brazil's most gifted writers.

Writers included are: Nelida Pinon, Astrid Cabral, Jandira Martini, Marly de Oliveira, Leilah Assumpcao, Lygia Fagundes Telles, Helena Parente Cunha, Maria Adelaide Amaral, Conceicao Evaristo, Esmeralda Ribeiro, Myriam Campello, Renata Pallottini, Sonia Coutinho and Miriam Alves.

In interviews each author talks about the role of women in Brazil, mysticism, globalization, politics, travel and the nature of writing.

Introduction by Jean Franco.

Editorial Reviews

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Fortunately, Fourteen Female Voices from Brazil does not push a hard feminist agenda that could alienate male readers...The women come from all walks of life, although nearly every one of them has ended up in Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo. Three of the authors Esmeralda Ribeiro, Miriam Alves, and Conceição Evaristo are Afro-Brazilian, and they're under no illusions that for black women writers in Brazil the battle for public recognition is greater than it is for their white counterparts. --Bondo Wyszpolski, Brazzil Magazine

About the Author

Elzbieta Szoka is the author of "A Semiotic Approach to Three Plays by Plinio Marcos" as well as numerous articles on Brazilian literature and theater. She has translated Marcos's "Dois Perdidos Numa Noite Suja" (Two Lost in the Filthy Night) for Host Publications. She teaches at Columbia University.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 310 pages
• Publisher: Host Publications (January 20, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0924047224
• ISBN-13: 978-0924047220
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,869,457 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Featuring an interview with each author, March 10, 2003

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This review is from: Fourteen Female Voices from Brazil: Interviews and Works (Paperback)

Compiled and edited by Elzbieta Szoka, Fourteen Female Voices From Brazil is an impressive anthology of literature by female Brazilian authors featuring an interview with (and color photograph of) each author. Poetry, fiction, drama, and powerful literary voices and social messages fill the pages of this compelling anthology from cover to cover. Showcasing the lives and works of Nelida Pinon; Lygia Fagundes Telles; Helena Parente Cunha; Astrid Cabral; Marly de Oliveira; Jandira Martini; Leilah Assumpcao; Maria Adelaide Amaral; Myriam Campello; Sonia Coutinho; Esmeralda Ribeiro; Miriam Alves; Conceicao Evaristo; and Renata Pallottini, Fourteen Female Voices From Brazil is especially recommended for Women's Studies and 20th Century Brazilian Literature reading lists and reference collections.