tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post1368239172043697628..comments2024-03-20T19:40:58.078-05:00Comments on The OF Blog: November 2013 ReadsLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-84117773950563674562013-12-05T05:33:08.820-06:002013-12-05T05:33:08.820-06:00@Larry, thanks for the recommendations. The author...@Larry, thanks for the recommendations. The authors you list seem right up my alley.<br /><br />I just finished "O Alquimista" and *hurgh*. I don't think I'll be reading anything else by Coelho...<br /><br />As for de Mello Breyner Andresen, I believe she's better known for her poetry. I chose the short story collection because I wanted to read something in fairly simple language for my first few books in Portuguese, but I think I'm ready to take the leap and start muddling through the more complicated classics. <br /><br />@Edgard, thanks for the recs. I took at look at Editora Draco's site and there's a lot of interesting stuff there. When I get an ereader (someday, someday...), I'll definitely check them out again.Salamandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-12224210865355186552013-12-01T16:06:08.735-06:002013-12-01T16:06:08.735-06:00Salamander,
If you are interested in recent Brazi...Salamander,<br /><br />If you are interested in recent Brazilian spec fic, I'd recommend Editora Draco's books (http://editoradraco.com/). Almost all of them are available on ebook format in Amazon and iBooks.<br /><br />Look also for 'Tarja Editorial' on Amazon. But be aware that they are ending their operation, so probably their ebooks will disappear soon. From this publishing house, Larry read "Metanfetaedro" and he seems to have liked it.<br /><br />If you want something more classic, or specific, you can ask me on twitter (@EdgardSF). ;)Edgardhttps://twitter.com/EdgardSFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-22922398366911543342013-12-01T02:57:57.610-06:002013-12-01T02:57:57.610-06:00P.S. I dislike Coelho's fiction quite heartil...P.S. I dislike Coelho's fiction quite heartily. Haven't read the de Mello Breyner Andresen. And some of Lispector's stories approach spec fic in tone, if not strict content.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-21877815946222916782013-12-01T02:56:45.604-06:002013-12-01T02:56:45.604-06:00Well, that's a treacherous question for me to ...Well, that's a treacherous question for me to answer, as there are several people I know/follow on Twitter who are from Portugal and Brazil who might call me out for missing some titles/writers! But here's a starter list:<br /><br />Gonçalo M. Tavares' fiction straddles several of those imagined genre lines. Any of his fictions are worth reading.<br /><br />José Saramago, of course. Virtually everything that he has written. Much of it has speculative qualities.<br /><br />David Soares is a Portuguese writer that I've reviewed here in the past. His fictions mix in historical elements with speculative ones.<br /><br />Jorge Amado is another that comes to mind.<br /><br />The Brazilian steampunk scene is very active. Two anthologies, <i>Steampunk</i> and <i>Vaporpunk</i> come to mind. Quite a few writers there have written novels and collections that you might want to follow. Perhaps one of them will read this post and suggest more?<br /><br />The rest that I own in Portuguese are works by poets. I am tempted to devote a month next year to just writing about favorite poets/poems.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-59774905200368058582013-12-01T02:21:26.052-06:002013-12-01T02:21:26.052-06:00I just started reading fiction in Portuguese and I...I just started reading fiction in Portuguese and I was wondering if you had any spec fic or magical realist recommendations. I'm almost finished with "O Alquimista" (it's pretty meh, though an easy read) and have "Terra Sonâmbula" and Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen's "Histórias da Terra e do Mar" queued up. Also interested in Lispector, though she doesn't do spec fic, I don't think. What other authors do you think I should check out? Salamandernoreply@blogger.com