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Moacyr Scliaris a native of Porto Alegrein the Southern ‘Gaucho’ state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city gets an affectionate salute in this book, particular the world of small shops and their keepers, here shown as very much an immigrant band of Portuguese, (more...)
by Moacyr Scliar Translated by Eloah F. Giacomelli Original title: O Olho enigmatico
Enigmatic Eye is a short story collection, in fact a collection of very short stories. The best pieces here, the title story for example, are startling and suggestive; time-delayed depth charges to go off in a readers consciousness years later.... (more...)
by Moacyr Scliar Translated by Margaret A. Neves Original title: O Centauro no jardim
Moacyr Scliar is a Brazilian Jew, and says that the spirit of his writing lies in his early background: he went to a Yiddish High School in Porto Alegre. ‘As much as possible I live in peace with my Jewishness’, he says. ‘I have extracted from it what it has of the best: fantasy, (more...)
