Is this book good?
A friend told me the author is the Brazilian James Joyce and it got me curious.
Brazilian lit thread, I suppose.
>>7818365
When I found out it wasnt about the Canudos campaign i dropped it. But yeah its on all kinds of lists, so take that for what you will.
>>7818365
It's a fair comparison; James Joyce was a heavy influence on Guimarães Rosa writing.
It also shares a lot of similarities to Ulysses:
To read Ulysses, it's nice to have read the Odyssey before, and be familiar with Dublin's microcosm.
Analogously, it's nice to have read Faust before diving into GSV, and to be familiar with the "sertão" and its mystique.
>>7818425
I forgot to add that reading Guimarães short story book "Sagarana" is a good way of familiarizing yourself with the sertão and what it means for Guimarães Rosa.
Good luck if you're going for it, it's a tough but extremely rewarding read.
