Little Star of Bela Lua - Stories from Brazil

“Wonderful imagery and an original voice. What a talented writer!” Informationen zum Autor Luana Monteiro was born in Recife, Brazil, and now lives in Madison, Wisconsin. This is her first book. Klappentext A miraculous fish appears to an old woman in a small town in Northeast Brazil -- and so begins a series of comical, poignant, beautiful, and bizarre tales imagined by a remarkable storyteller whose singular voice resonates with lyrical grace. Featuring an unforgettable cast of players such as a penitent priest who falls in love with a river spirit, an alcoholic alchemist plumbing the depths of his arcane knowledge for the mysteries of death and immortality, and a young beauty torn between Jesus and the lustful earth goddess who has possessed her since childhood, Little Star of Bela Lua is a rich and luminous collection of wonders that marks the arrival of a talented new voice in American fiction. A miraculous fish appears to an old woman in a small town in Northeast Brazil -- and so begins a series of comical, poignant, beautiful, and bizarre tales imagined by a remarkable storyteller whose singular voice resonates with lyrical grace. Featuring an unforgettable cast of players such as a penitent priest who falls in love with a river spirit, an alcoholic alchemist plumbing the depths of his arcane knowledge for the mysteries of death and immortality, and a young beauty torn between Jesus and the lustful earth goddess who has possessed her since childhood, Little Star of Bela Lua is a rich and luminous collection of wonders that marks the arrival of a talented new voice in American fiction.

Product details

• Authors: Luana Monteiro
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.07.2006
• EAN: 9780060899530
• ISBN: 978-0-06-089953-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Romance, Literary essays, Anthologies: general, Speeches, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Medieval style, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: General, FICTION: Romance / Collections & Anthologies, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, FICTION: Cultural Heritage, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Speeches, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Medieval, FICTION: World Literature / American / General, FICTION: World Literature / Brazil