Description
| Product ID: | 9781940953502 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Chronicle Of The Murdered House |
| Authors: | Author: Lucio Cardoso, Robin Patterson, Margaret Jull Costa |
| Page Count: | 592 |
| Subjects: | Fiction in translation, Fiction in translation |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This never-before-translated classic of Brazilian literature is a Faulknerian saga depicting the unraveling of a traditional patriarchal family. Set in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, the novel relates the dissolution of a once proud patriarchal family now represented by Timoteo, a gay scion who wanders the ancestral mansion dressed in his mother''s clothes. This downfall, peppered by stories of decadence, adultery, incest, and madness, is related through a variety of narrative devices, including letters, diaries, memoirs, statements, confessions, and accounts penned by the various characters. |
| Imprint Name: | Open Letter |
| Publisher Name: | Open Letter |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-12-29 |