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From one of Brazil’s rising literary stars, an acclaimed novella about the violation of a woman and a city, based on true events.It is 2014. There is euphoria in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. The World Cup is about to take place and the Olympics are in sight. It is a time of hope and frenzied construction.Júlia is a partner with an architectural firm working on the future Olympic village. During a break from a meeting at the town hall, she goes for a run in the hillside neighbourhood of Alto da Boa Vista. There, a man puts a revolver to her head, takes her to a secluded spot, and rapes her. Left abandoned in the woods, she drags herself home, where her boyfriend and family members are waiting for her.Vista Chinesa brings light and shadow to a city whose stunning beauty cannot conceal the most serious human and political problems, and gives voice to a story that is tragically not uncommon.
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Vista Chinesa, Tatiana Salem Levy
- Język
- Rok wydania
- 2023
- Oprawa
- (miękka)
Metody płatności
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- Tytuł
- Vista Chinesa
- Język
- angielski
- Autorzy
- Tatiana Salem Levy
- Wydawca
- Scribe Publications
- Rok wydania
- 2023
- Oprawa
- miękka
- Liczba stron
- 144
- ISBN10
- 1914484223
- ISBN13
- 9781914484223
- Seria
- Kategorie
- Ocena
- 4,35 z 5
- Opis
- From one of Brazil’s rising literary stars, an acclaimed novella about the violation of a woman and a city, based on true events.It is 2014. There is euphoria in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. The World Cup is about to take place and the Olympics are in sight. It is a time of hope and frenzied construction.Júlia is a partner with an architectural firm working on the future Olympic village. During a break from a meeting at the town hall, she goes for a run in the hillside neighbourhood of Alto da Boa Vista. There, a man puts a revolver to her head, takes her to a secluded spot, and rapes her. Left abandoned in the woods, she drags herself home, where her boyfriend and family members are waiting for her.Vista Chinesa brings light and shadow to a city whose stunning beauty cannot conceal the most serious human and political problems, and gives voice to a story that is tragically not uncommon.