خیلی دور، خیلی نزدیک: داستان‌های کوتاه برزیلی

by K. David Jackson (Editor), وحید اکبری (Translator)

خیلی دور، خیلی نزدیک گلچینی کوتاه از داستان‌های برزیل از اواخر قرن نوزدهم تا دوران معاصر است. این گنجینهٔ ارزشمند علاوه بر آثاری از بزرگان ادبیات برزیل چون ماشادو د آسیس، لیما بارتو، مونتیرو لوباتو، آنیبال ماشادو، گراسیانو راموس، اریکو وریسیمو، کلاریس لیسپکتور، ژائو گیمارش روسا، دالتون ترویسان، نلیدا پنیون و میلتون هاتوم، به روند شکل‌گیری و رشد داستان کوتاه برزیلی در قالب چهار دورهٔ متفاوت می‌پردازد: دورهٔ کلاسیک گرمسیری، مدرنیسم، مدرنیسم اواسط قرن بیستم و چشم‌اندازهای معاصر.

Genres: Short Stories

312 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Allison · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did not read this book from cover to cover. I think the best thing about short story collections is you can pick through different authors/stories and read what you like. I like the Oxford anthologies but as a casual reader it's too academic. I got this book because I went to Brazil and wanted to learn a little bit more, but this wasn't a good idea. There are a few stories that directly relate to Brazil such as carnival, but many focus on psychological aspects. If you are reading this and thinking about this, you won't learn much about Brazil. If I have time I'll read Brazil by Uys (historical fiction).

The Oxford Anthology of the Brazilian Short Story starts with an introduction describing the development of literature in Brazil, and the anthology progresses with each time period and there is an introduction about each author before the short story. I think this is a nice touch but it gets repetitive. It is nice if you really like an author and can see what else they've published.

Favorite authors in this collection: Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Jose Bento Monteiro Lobato, Anibal Machado, Antonio de Alcantara Machado, Joao Alphonsus (extremely disturbing story, don't read if you can't deal with reading about violence towards animals), Graciliano Ramos, Jorge Amado, Rachel de Queiroz, Marques Rebelo, Erico Verissimo, Osman Lins, Dalton Trevisan


Authors I could not really give the time to because the story seemed repetitive or the writing style (translation, I guess?) was too agitating: Jose Verissimo, Paulo Barreto, Mario de Andrade, Breno Accioly, Clarice Lispector, Joao Guimaraes Rosa, Paulo Emilio Salles Gomes, Carlos Drummond de Andrade

I didn't finish this book, maybe I'll get back to it another it another time. Like I wrote before, it got repetitive and it is 500 pages. Overall I nice collection of short stories, especially if you are interested in South American literature.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Covering more than a century of Brazilian literature, the editor has done an admirable job of gathering a broad representation of authors. Divided into several eras, the collection provides an introduction the period, as well as a page or two about each author. Each reader will find a favorite story here--I certainly found mine.

[Christy · Rating 4 out of 5]

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