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Village of the Ghost Bells

by Edla Van Steen
Translated by David Sanderson George
Original title: Corações Mordidos

Senhora: Profile of a Woman [Buy Direct]

by Jose Martiniano Alencar
Translated by Catarina Feldmann Edinger
Original title: Senhora

The Three Marias [Buy Direct]

by Rachel de Queiroz
Translated by Fred P. Ellison
Original title: As Tres Marias

Rachel de Queiroz was born in 1910 in the interior of the North-Eastern state of Ceará and grew up on her family’s ranch in the depths of the sertão (the wild backlands), whose landscape and lifestyle are depicted vividly in her work. (more...)

Marcore

by Antonio Olavo Pereira
Translated by J. Saunders
Original title: Marcoré

An Apprenticeship or a Book of Delights [Buy Direct]

by Clarice Lispector
Translated by Lorri Parris
Original title: Aprendizagem ou O Livro dos prazeres, Uma

Philosophy lecturer Ulysses meets primary school teacher Lori and, observing her unhappiness while falling in love with her, decides he will instruct her in the art of self-knowledge, confidence and being true to herself. (more...)

Family Ties [Buy Direct]

by Clarice Lispector
Translated by Giovanni Pontiero
Original title: Lacos de familia

Clarice Lispector is universally recognised as being the most original and influential Brazilian woman writer of her time. In feminist circles she is revered as an intensely feminine writer who articulates the needs and concerns of every woman in pursuit of self-awareness. (more...)

Avalovara [Buy Direct]

by Osman Lins
Translated by Gregory Rabassa
Original title: Avalovara

Woman between Mirrors [Buy Direct]

by Helena Parente Cunha
Translated by N. Lindstrom
Original title: Mulher no Espelho

Who if I Cry Out?

by Gustavo Corção
Translated by Clotilde Wilson
Original title: Licoes de Abismo

Memories of Lazarus

by Aguiar, Adonias Filho
Translated by Fred P. Ellison
Original title: Memorias de Lazaro

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