{"title":"João Guimarães Rosa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoão Guimarães Rosa\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a unique journey into the heart of Brazilian landscapes and human experience through richly woven narratives. His work blends intricate language with profound insight, creating stories that explore the vastness of nature and the complexities of life within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a blend of poetic prose and innovative storytelling in the general fiction category, where traditional forms meet imaginative expression. His writing invites a deep engagement with themes of identity, culture, and the mysteries of existence.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vastlands-the-crossing-by-joao-guimaraes-rosa-9781037212581","title":"Vastlands: The Crossing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY COLM TÓIBÍN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A beguiling work of great literary beauty and metaphysical power' PAUL LYNCH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Dramatic, wildly colourful and continuously interesting' \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A veritable linguistic tour de force' MARIO VARGAS LLOSA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1956, Brazilian author João Guimarães Rosa published what would become his magnum opus, \u003cem\u003eGrande Sertao: Veredas\u003c\/em\u003e. South American literary critics were astounded by this ground-breaking ode to the backlands of Brazil, declaring it the Brazilian \u003cem\u003eUlysses\u003c\/em\u003e. Guimarães Rosa’s astounding work would take the Latin American literary world by storm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally translated as \u003cem\u003eThe Devil to Pay in the Backlands\u003c\/em\u003e in 1963, \u003cem\u003eVastlands\u003c\/em\u003e is a single sweeping retrospective monologue from the point of view of Riobaldo, a former \u003cem\u003ejagunço\u003c\/em\u003e – a mercenary or bandit – recounting his life in the backlands of inland Brazil. Raised in poverty by a single mother, Riobaldo receives a basic education before forging his own path within the deeply embedded machismo of the backlands, buoyed by his incredible military abilities and sheer tenacity. His story is a twisting narrative of fraught longing and the flux of power in a lawless state, of old feuds and new betrayals, exiles, Faustian pacts and precarious hierarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow, over sixty years since its only English translation and seventy years since its initial publication in Portuguese, multi-award-winning literary translator Alison Entrekin renders Guimarães Rosa’s feat of linguistic engineering in kaleidoscopic prose, offering the key to this beloved yet often-overlooked masterpiece to a new generation of readers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67794355290348,"sku":"9781037212581","price":38.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781037212581-vastlands-the-crossing-1.jpg?v=1792454081"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/joao-guimaraes-rosa.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}