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| amethyst32 Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5639 days ago 118 posts - 198 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, French | Message 1 of 10 05 August 2011 at 11:09am | IP Logged | ||
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Hello,
Can anyone give me recommendations of contemporary Brazilian writers and/or books. I like crime fiction and science fiction mostly, but I'll read pretty much anything with a good plot. The most important thing is that it's written in a contemporary style that isn't too poetic, abstract or heavy going. I should add that I'd like to count out Paulo Coelho, mostly because I know about him already but also because I'm not overly keen on all the mystic stuff. Thanks! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5252 days ago 2241 posts - 6731 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 2 of 10 05 August 2011 at 12:57pm | IP Logged | ||
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Rubem Fonseca is a Brazilian author who has his finger on the pulse of urban, contemporary, Brazil. I am currently reading his novel "Agosto". His books are quite gritty and urban. I look forward to hearing the responses of the Brazilians on this forum for other recommendations.
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| amethyst32 Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5639 days ago 118 posts - 198 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, French | Message 3 of 10 06 August 2011 at 12:07am | IP Logged | ||
Thanks! I'm going to try Agosto and O Cobrador. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| translator2 Senior Member United States Joined 6909 days ago 848 posts - 1862 votes Speaks: English* | Message 4 of 10 06 August 2011 at 12:50am | IP Logged | ||
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José Eduardo dos Santos, O Enigma de Einstein
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| Meelämmchen Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 5073 days ago 214 posts - 249 votes Speaks: German*, English Studies: Modern Hebrew | Message 5 of 10 10 August 2011 at 2:58pm | IP Logged | ||
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Try this, it's from the profile thread here.
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| fabriciocarraro Hexaglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member Brazil russoparabrasileirosRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4705 days ago 989 posts - 1454 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, EnglishB2, Italian, Spanish, Russian, French Studies: Dutch, German, Japanese | Message 6 of 10 29 December 2011 at 2:48am | IP Logged | ||
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Try "A Batalha do Apocalipse", by Eduardo Spohr. If you like Fantasy style, you'll love it. It's about a civil war between angels, and how is (or will be) the Earth affected by it through the ages. The book starts telling the story of an angel who was banished from heaven, and is living in the desert, when he finally finds the city of Babylon. It's really worth reading!
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| amethyst32 Diglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5639 days ago 118 posts - 198 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, French | Message 7 of 10 29 December 2011 at 3:00pm | IP Logged | ||
I've returned to Portuguese and French after a break of a few months, and this book sounds great. Thanks! :-) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Camundonguinho Triglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 4739 days ago 273 posts - 500 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, English, Spanish Studies: Swedish | Message 8 of 10 06 January 2012 at 9:02pm | IP Logged | ||
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I recommend:
Mário de Andrade Jorge Amado They use the language close to how real people speak, unlike most Brazilian authors who write in an artificial way. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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