São Bernardo with Padma Viswanathan

Episode 9 August 08, 2024 00:59:27
São Bernardo with Padma Viswanathan
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São Bernardo with Padma Viswanathan

Aug 08 2024 | 00:59:27

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Show Notes

Writer and Portuguese translator Padma Viswanathan joins us to discuss her translation of São Bernardo by Graciliano Ramos. The book follows the story of Paulo Honório, an enterprising field hand who goes on to own the land where he once toiled. We talk about finding the narrator's voice, the many layers of irony, and Graciliano's political perspective.

Read more about our guest's work here: https://padmaviswanathan.com/

Read one of the author's municipal reports: https://lithub.com/how-to-break-in-to-publishing-if-youre-a-smalltown-brazilian-mayor-in-the-1930s/

And, if you're up to it, peruse our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=84429384

 

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