by João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Harrie Lemmens · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789060749975
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«Brazilie, Brazilie» is the historical novel by João Ubaldo Ribeiro published by Diogenes in paperback (535 pages, in Dutch).
A family chronicle set in the Bay in the 19th century: between city and countryside, the plot follows various characters and reveals the Brazilian social fabric, with slavery and the road to independence as a backdrop.
This work is the Dutch translation by Harrie Lemmens, published in 1995, of the original novel «Viva o Povo Brasileiro» (1984), winner of the Prêmio Jabuti in 1985.
For Dutch-language readers interested in Brazilian literature, historical fiction, and family sagas.
João Ubaldo Ribeiro was a Brazilian writer, journalist, screenwriter and professor. Several of his books and short stories have been turned into movies and TV series in Brazil. Ribeiro was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, being elected in 1994. At the time of his death many considered him to be Brazil's greatest contemporary novelist.
