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Brazilian Tales
Paperback
Publisher Price: $9.95
ISBN13: 9781636524795
Publisher: Black Legacy Press
Published: Dec 1 2025
Pages: 94
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.19 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Brazilian Tales is a landmark collection that introduces English-language readers to the richness, diversity, and literary depth of Brazilian storytelling. Compiled and translated by Isaac Goldberg-one of the earliest scholars of Latin American literature in the United States-this volume presents a carefully curated selection of short fiction by prominent Brazilian writers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The stories capture a wide range of themes, including social inequality, romantic idealism, moral conflict, psychological realism, and everyday life in Brazil. Through vivid characters and nuanced narratives, these tales reflect Brazil's cultural identity, blending European literary influences with uniquely Brazilian perspectives. The collection serves both as an engaging literary experience and as an important cultural bridge between Brazilian literature and the English-speaking world.
Accessible yet sophisticated, Brazilian Tales remains an essential introduction to Brazilian fiction and a valuable resource for readers interested in world literature, literary history, and cross-cultural storytelling.
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