by Chico Buarque · Publicacoes Dom Quixote · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722026154
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«Budapeste» is the novel by Brazilian writer Chico Buarque, published by Publicacoes Dom Quixote in paperback (135 pages, in Portuguese).
José Costa earns a living as a ghostwriter in Rio de Janeiro, signing texts that others publish as their own. A chance trip takes him to Budapest, where he discovers a surprising aptitude for Hungarian and ends up building a second life as Zsoze Kósta. The novel reflects on identity, language and parallel lives.
The subtitle accompanying the title is «romance», the Portuguese term equivalent to «novel», the work is classified within literature and fiction and the cover announces a film adaptation.
For readers of fiction interested in the literary work of Chico Buarque and in stories about identity, language and double life.
Francisco Buarque de Hollanda, popularly known as Chico Buarque, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer, and poet. He is best known for his music, which often includes social, economic, and cultural reflections on Brazil.
