Brazilian Tales
Varioustranslated Byisaac Goldberg
Read by Leni
"Brazilian Tales" is a collection of six short stories selected by Isaac Goldberg as best representative of the Brazilian Literature of his period - the end of the 19th century. His comprehensive preface aims at familiarizing the reader with a literature that was - and still is - virtually unknown outside the boundaries of its own land, and the pieces chosen by Goldberg to be translated belong to writers that reached popularity and appreciation while still alive. This "pioneer volume", as the translator himself puts it, still keeps its charm and interest as a way of offering to the English speaking public some "sample cases" of Brazilian Literature. (Summary by Leni) (2 hr 57 min)
Chapters
Preliminary Remarks | 44:15 | Read by Leni |
The Attendant's Confession | 36:31 | Read by Leni |
The Fortune Teller | 25:41 | Read by Leni |
Life | 22:56 | Read by Leni |
The Vengeance of Felix | 14:27 | Read by Leni |
The Pigeons | 19:58 | Read by Leni |
Aunt Zeze's Tears | 14:05 | Read by Leni |
Reviews
N Cataldo
It is great to find Machado in audio form. The reader's strange pronunciation of many words is probably because she has only encountered them in written form but it was certainly distracting.
boring, arrhythmic reader
JupJups
Annoying accent, mispronunciation of too many words. Boring, almost monotone reader. Cannot recommend