Macunaíma: The Hero Without Any Character
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It is the dawn of the 20th century, and deep in the Amazon Rainforest is born a mischievous boy named Macuna ma, who is destined to become the hero of the Brazilian people. After losing a jade pendant that was a gift from his first love, it falls into the hands of a man-eating giant who lives in S o Paulo, and Macuna ma is forced to leave his lush forest home for the first time to go to the big city to retrieve it. Along the way, he encounters a panoply of Amazonian gods and Brazilian historical figures, and must escape their ruses and ploys with cunning deception. When he finally reaches the sprawling metropolis, with its violent machines, bustling traffic, and towering buildings, it is nothing like anything he has ever seen. But determined to retrieve his pendant, he contends with unfamiliar new monsters of modernity as he hunts down the giant. With its vibrant blend of folklore, mythology, and satire of modern industrial society (all richly annotated herein), Macuna ma provides readers with a thrilling tour of Brazil's dynamic culture and history. First published in 1928, it has emerged as one of the great classics of Latin American literature, and is brought to readers of English in this smart new translation from Carl Engel.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:B0BZF9DBHG
ISBN13:9798985149722
Release Date:March 2023
Publisher:King Tide Press
Length:350 Pages
Weight:0.98 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
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Amazing and Nuts
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Mario de Andrade's Macunaíma is a "Sui Generis" book that shows the high-level of Brazilians authors literature, with a so well-humorated and creative history that keeps you hooked with the book all the time. The mix of all brazilians folklore is something great and nice to read and learn. Try...It's pretty good!!!!!!!!!
A landmark in Brazilian contemporary literature
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Mario de Andrade - writer, folklorist, musician, poet - published "Macunaíma, the hero with no character" in the 20s. It's a fantastic trip throughout Brazilian culture, music, ethnic origins, geography, folklore, all sewed together in the delicious adventures of the ultimate Brazilian, Macunaima. He's born an Indian, becomes Black, and then White, and never loses contact with his previous lives. It's not just exotic, magic and adventurous. It's intelligent, challenging, first class literature.
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