by Luís Fernando Veríssimo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788573029574
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«Comédias brasileiras de verão» is a book of humorous short stories by Luís Fernando Veríssimo, published by Objetiva in paperback (191 pages).
With his ironic gaze on the Brazilian middle class, Veríssimo portrays what surfaces when summer holidays arrive: desires, obsessions and small everyday weaknesses. In these short stories, a woman meets a depressed stranger in a bar and decides to take him to her apartment, and a man gives up everything for a well-made omelette.
The book is written in Brazilian Portuguese; the original 2009 edition was published by Objetiva.
For readers interested in short fiction, ironic humour and Brazilian literature.
Luís Fernando Verissimo was a Brazilian writer. Verissimo was the son of Brazilian writer Érico Verissimo and lived with his father in the United States during his childhood. Best known for his crônicas and texts of humor, more precisely satire of manners, published daily in several Brazilian newspapers, Verissimo was also a cartoonist, translator, and television writer, playwright and novelist. He has also been advertising and newspaper copy desk. He was also a musician, having played saxophone in a few sets. With over 60 published titles, he was one of the most popular contemporary Brazilian writers.
