A Roda do Vento

by Nélida Piñon

Gênia alimenta a fantasia de seus sobrinhos e os leva a viajar pelo mundo da ilusão. Um dia, porém, eles embarcam em uma perigosa aventura sem a proteção da tia e nem imaginam o que pode lhes acontecer.

95 pages

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Nélida Piñon is a Brazilian writer born May 3, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro of Spanish immigrants. Her first novel was Guia-Mapa de Gabriel Arcanjo (The Guidebook of Gabriel Arcanjo), written in 1961 which concerns a protagonist discussing Christian doctrine with her guardian angel. In the 1970s she became noted for erotic novels A casa de paixão (The House of Passion) and A força do destino (The Force of Destiny), written in 1977.
In 1984 she perhaps had her greatest success with A Republica dos Sonhos, English translation The Republic of Dreams. The work involves generations of a family from Galicia who emigrated to Brazil. This relates to her own family's experience.
She is a former President of Academia Brasileira de Letras and on a personal note she is said to be fond of American television.

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