{"product_id":"chronicle-of-the-murdered-house-paperback","title":"Chronicle of the Murdered House - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLúcio Cardoso\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Jull Costa\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRobin Patterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2017 Best Translated Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2017 National Translation Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book itself is strange--part Faulknerian meditation on the perversities, including sexual, of degenerate country folk; part Dostoevskian examination of good and evil and God--but in its strangeness lies its rare power, and in the sincerity and seriousness with which the essential questions are posed lies its greatness.--Benjamin Moser, from the introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong considered one of the most important works of twentieth-century Brazilian literature, \u003ci\u003eChronicle of the Murdered House \u003c\/i\u003eis finally available in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, the novel relates the dissolution of a once proud patriarchal family that blames its ruin on the marriage of its youngest son, Valdo, to Nina--a vibrant, unpredictable, and incendiary young woman whose very existence seems to depend on the destruction of the household. This family's downfall, peppered by stories of decadence, adultery, incest, and madness, is related through a variety of narrative devices, including letters, diaries, memoirs, statements, confessions, and accounts penned by the various characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eL cio Cardoso \u003c\/b\u003e(1912-1968) turned away from the social realism fashionable in 1930s Brazil and opened the doors of Brazilian literature to introspective works such as those of Clarice Lispector--his greatest follower and admirer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Jull Costa \u003c\/b\u003ehas translated dozens of works from both Spanish and Portuguese, including books by Javier Mar as and Jos  Saramago. Her translations have received numerous awards, including the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. In 2014 she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Patterson \u003c\/b\u003ewas mentored by Margaret Jull Costa, and has translated \u003ci\u003eOur Musseque \u003c\/i\u003eby Jos  Luandino Vieira.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLúcio Cardoso\u003c\/b\u003e (1912-1968) is one of the leading Brazilian writers of the period between 1930 and 1960. As well as authoring dozens of novels and short stories, he was also active as a playwright, poet, journalist, filmmaker, and painter. Within the history of Brazilian literature, his oeuvre pioneered subjective scrutiny of the modern self, bringing to the fore the personal dramas and dilemmas that underlie perceptions of collective existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Jull Costa\u003c\/b\u003ehas translated dozens of works from both Spanish and Portuguese, including books by Javier Marías and José Saramago. Her translations have received numerous awards, including the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. In 2014 she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Patterson \u003c\/b\u003ewas mentored by Margaret Jull Costa, and has translated \u003ci\u003eOur Musseque \u003c\/i\u003eby José Luandino Vieira.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763195871520,"sku":"9781940953502","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e449dde9928782eb78e22fd7b7495ab6.webp?v=1780229358","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chronicle-of-the-murdered-house-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}