Tag Archives: Brazil

An UnderratedRead Revisited:The Words That Remain – Stênio Gardel (Translated by Bruna Dantas Lobato)

Posted on November 16, 2023 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “The river calmly flowed and cried its eternal murmur. Raimundo got up and looked at the empty sky. The shadows had taken over the blue as well. The stars must have fallen and become the … Continue reading →

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The Words That Remain – Stênio Gardel (Translated by Bruna Dantas Lobato)

Posted on January 17, 2023 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “The river calmly flowed and cried its eternal murmur. Raimundo got up and looked at the empty sky. The shadows had taken over the blue as well. The stars must have fallen and become the … Continue reading →

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The Last Twist of the Knife – João Almino (Author), Elizabeth Lowe (Translator)

Posted on April 12, 2021 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “Pieces of the past arrive that either frighten me or invite me to a reunion. It’s what I see, what I hear. The rest I imagine…” A seventy-year-old lawyer decides to abandon his current life in … Continue reading →

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It Is Wood, It Is Stone – Gabriella Burnham

Posted on July 28, 2020 by J D Jung

(reviewed by JD Jung) “I don’t even think I want to flee anymore. I thought that was what I wanted, but I think more so I wanted to disappear. I wanted to become so unburdened that I would actually become … Continue reading →

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The End – Fernanda Torres (Translated from the Portuguese by Alison Entrekin)

Posted on July 22, 2017 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “There’s something a bit queer in every male friendship. Fucking the same women is a roundabout way of fucking each other. And in the same physical space, it’s a fine line. But there’s no way—not joking, … Continue reading →

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