Conversas

by Graciliano Ramos, Ieda Lebensztayn (Org.), Thiago Mio Salla (Org.)

Conversas reúne 45 textos de entrevistas, enquetes e depoimentos que Graciliano Ramos concedeu a diferentes veículos jornalísticos ao longo de sua trajetória intelectual, desde 1910 até 1952. A obra inclui ainda 19 causos (pequenas narrativas de caráter anedótico), cuja figura central é o autor de Vidas secas. Rigorosamente anotado e disposto em ordem cronológica, os textos permitem divisar outro Graciliano para além da imagem consolidada de um homem tão só calado e avesso a bate-papos. Conversas revela as facetas bem-humorada, simpática e falante do escritor, que não deixava de se posicionar de modo direto e contundente sobre as principais questões da época em que viveu.

420 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Graciliano Ramos was widely considered one of the most important Brazilian authors of the 20th century. He was a seminal voice in the literary "regionalism" movement.
As a child Ramos lived in many cities of Northeastern Brazil, stricken by poverty and severe weather conditions (droughts). After high-school, Graciliano went to Rio de Janeiro where he worked as a journalist. In 1915 he traveled to Palmeira dos Indios, state of Alagoas, to live with his father and in 1927 he was elected mayor.
In 1933 he published his first book, Caetés. A few years later he was jailed by the Getúlio Vargas government, on a charge that was never made clear. His experiences in jail would become a unique personal deposition, Memórias do Cárcere.
Graciliano died in 1953, at the age of 60. His "dry" style of writing and the conflict between the id and the world are the significant marks of his works.