Name: Her Mother's Mother's Mother and Her Daughters
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Author: Silveira, Maria José ; Becker, Eric M. B.
ISBN: 9781940953670

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Her Mother's Mother's Mother and Her Daughters

Type

Physical Book

Author

María José Silveira

Translated by

Eric M. B. Becker

Publisher

Open Letter

Year

2017

Language

English

Pages

360

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.3x14x2 cm

Weight

0.41 kg.

ISBN13

9781940953670

Synopsis "Her Mother's Mother's Mother and Her Daughters"

Spanning 500 years of Brazilian history, Her Mother's Mother's Mother and Her Daughters chronicles a family of women, beginning in 1500 with the birth of Inaiá, daughter of a Tupiniquim warrior, and ending in 2001 with Inaiá's distant descendent, Maria Flor. As each new daughter takes the place of her mother, and the mothers before her, Maria José Silveira's captivating, cinematic prose takes us through the formation of the country itself, as well as through the roles, customs, challenges, and intrigues of the women within it.Subversive and refreshing, Silveira blends great storytelling with personal politics to critique the machismo, authoritarianism, and abuses of power prevalent in Brazilian culture.It's a delicate subject, the family story is complicated, and not everything was wine and roses. There was, of course, much happiness and love, many battles and accomplishments, great feats--after all, the women here helped to build this country from nearly nothing. But there were also stories of insanity, or murderesses, and not a few sorrows and tragedies. Great disappointments. A good many of them.Maria José Silveira is the author of ten novels, including the prize-winning Her Mother's Mother's Mother and Her Daughters, the film rights to which were sold to TV Globo.Eric M. B. Becker is editor of Words Without Borders and an award-winning journalist and literary translator. He received a PEN/Heim Translation grant for his work on Mia Couto, and has also translated works by Lygia Fagundes Telles, Noemi Jaffe, and others.

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