Macunaíma

Mário de Andrade

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Macunaíma by Mário de Andrade
Here at last is an exciting new edition of the modernist Brazilian epic Macunaíma, by Mário de Andrade. Written in 1927, Macunaíma is one of the most influential works in all of Brazilian literature. It follows the adventures of the shapeshifting Macunaíma and his brothers as they leave their home in the northern Amazon for a whirlwind tour of Brazil, cramming four centuries and a continental expanse into a single mythic plane. Having lost a magic amulet, the hero and his brothers journey to Sao Paulo to retrieve the talisman that has fallen into the hands of an Italo-Peruvian captain of industry (who is also a cannibal giant). Macunaíma was written over six delirious days–the fruit of years of study–and magically synthesizes dialect, folklore, anthropology, mythology, flora, fauna, and pop culture to examine the true Brazilian identity. This brilliant translation by Katrina Dodson is many years in the making and includes an extensive section of notes providing essential background information for this magnificent work.
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