Women righting : Afro-Brazilian women's short fiction = Mulheres escre-vendo : uma antologia bilingüe de escritoras Afro-Brasileiras contemporâneas / edited by Miriam Alves and Maria Helena Lima.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alves, Miriam.

Lima, Maria Helena M.

Language:

English

Portuguese

Subjects (All):

Short stories, Brazilian--Women authors.

Short stories, Brazilian.

Short stories, Brazilian--Black authors.

Short stories, Brazilian--21st century.

Authors, Black.

Women authors.

Genre:

Short stories.

Physical Description:

100 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

Bilingual edition.

Other Title:

Mulheres escre-vendo

Place of Publication:

London : Mango, 2005.

Language Note:

In English and Portuguese.

Summary:

Afro-Brazilian women find their literary identity in these tension-edged, bilingual narratives. Exploring the rich context of what it means to be a black Brazilian, each piece transforms the cruel day-to-day realities, through the prism of fiction, into stories of hope for a different future. Instruments of political and social change, these narratives invite readers to explore and analyze a lesser-known aspect of the African diaspora and come to understand the universality and specificity of contemporary Brazilian literature by African women.

Contents:

Preface: Invisibility and anonymity = Invisibilidade e anonimato / Miriam Alves

Introduction / Maria Helena Lima

In search of a black butterfly = À procura de uma borboleta preta / Esmeralda Ribeiro

Lucky seven = Foram sete ; Why hasn't Nicinha come? = Por que Nicinha nào veio / Lia Vieira

No. 505 = No. 505 / Sônia Fàtima da Conceiçào

Foundation = Alicerce ; Floating power = Força flutuante / Geni Guimaràes

Nightlamp = Abajur / Miriam Alves

Duzu-Querença = Duzu-Querença / Conceiçà Evaristo.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 100).

ISBN:

190229422X

OCLC:

67234496