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Jul 20, 2024 | 
voegelinview.com | Itamar Vieira Junior |Johnny Lorenz |Samuel Schaefer
…the wind doesn’t blow, the wind is the blowing… ~ Itamar Vieira JuniorIn the Bahia province of Brazil, the rivers and trees pulsate with the same life that farmers feel and harness to live among them. But lurking in the shadows lies the leopard, and the struggle against the leopard reaps life and death. Two sisters know this violence firsthand. Grandma Donana’s ancient and beautiful knife captivates their curiosity before slicing off one sister’s tongue.
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May 17, 2024 | 
thebookerprizes.com | Megan McDowell |Annie McDermott |Johnny Lorenz
As a place on the map, Latin America lacks a precise and agreed definition. But what isn’t in doubt is that this collective region – which includes Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Chile and several other nations – covers a vast geographic area (over 7 million square miles) and a huge number of peoples, cultures, traditions and languages. Nor is it disputed that this is a region with an extraordinary literary heritage, both historically and currently.
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May 9, 2024 | 
nybooks.com | Itamar Vieira Junior |Johnny Lorenz |Vinson Cunningham |Adam Shatz
In the Heart of Bahia Itamar Vieira Junior’s first novel, Crooked Plow, tells a story of suffering, resistance, revenge, and redemption set in the impoverished, arid Brazilian Northeast.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
thebookerprizes.com | Johnny Lorenz
Recently, we launched the International Booker Prize 2024 Reading Challenge, a self-guided reading challenge that encourages readers around the world to explore the 2024 longlist, share their thoughts, and connect with fellow International Booker Prize fans. As part of the challenge, we also invited independent booksellers and librarians in the UK and Ireland to participate, all of whom play a vital role in encouraging their communities to read great fiction.
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
thebookerprizes.com | Johnny Lorenz |Itamar Vieira Junior |Samanta Schweblin
With Crooked Plow longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024, we spoke to its author and translator about their experience of working on the novel together – and their favourite booksRead interviews with all of the longlisted authors and translators here. Publication date and time: Published April 2, 2024How does it feel to be longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024, and what would winning the prize mean to you?
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
guernicamag.com | Itamar Vieira Junior |Johnny Lorenz
“Not being devoured is the secret goal of an entire life.”—Clarice Lispector, The Smallest Woman in the WorldThe next to be born was quite small, about the size of a sweet potato. The midwife said nothing to the mother at first but, upon leaving the room, warned her that the girl might not survive. No one seemed particularly concerned; after all, if she lived, it would be one more mouth to feed.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
everand.com | Itamar Vieira Junior |Johnny Lorenz
Photo by Cassiano Psomas / Unsplash “Not being devoured is the secret goal of an entire life.”— Clarice Lispector, The Smallest Woman in the WorldThe next to be born was quite small, about the size of a sweet potato. The midwife said nothing to the mother at first but, upon leaving the room, warned her that the girl might not survive. No one seemed particularly concerned; after all, if she lived, it would be one more mouth to feed.
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Oct 3, 2023 | 
thebookerprizes.com | Itamar Vieira Junior |Johnny Lorenz
Watch Antonia Thomas read an extract from Crooked Plow What the International Booker Prize 2024 judges said‘Bibiana and Belonisía are two sisters whose inheritance arrives in the form of a grandmother’s mysterious knife, which they discover while playing, then unwrap from its rags and taste. The mouth of one sister is cut badly and the tongue of the other is severed, injuries that bind them together like scar tissue, though they bear the traces in different ways.
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Jul 19, 2023 | 
drudge-report.net | Itamar Vieira Junior |Johnny Lorenz
The writer Itamar Vieira Junior says that to “feel the intensity of life on the streets of Salvador” in Bahia, Brazil, a reader must start with Jorge Amado. Read More
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Jul 19, 2023 | 
asiatoday.co | Itamar Vieira Junior |Johnny Lorenz
Learn Your Method Across the World is a sequence exploring the globe by means of books. I used to be born in Salvador, within the Brazilian state of Bahia, and lived within the basic neighborhood till I reached the age of 15. However it was after I left that I actually got here to know my metropolis. How was I in a position to uncover extra about my birthplace whereas touring removed from residence?
