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    Month: February 2020

    Appearances, she knew now, had a way sometimes of not fitting facts

    Dear Nella, Passing (1929) is a book about being labelled, being defined by other people based on what they see (and on the prejudices they carry). It…… Read more “Appearances, she knew now, had a way sometimes of not fitting facts”

    28 de February de 2020 by juliana

    Susan knows she is a Siren

    Hi, folks, Here are some things I read, listened, or watched this past week. For more about this project & my previous posts on it, go here: Weeks…… Read more “Susan knows she is a Siren”

    25 de February de 202028 de February de 2020 by juliana

    The tough game of unspeakable interests

    Dear Carmen, In A Luta (‘The Struggle’, 1909), we have the unfolding of multiple struggles: Celina’s existential dilemma, as she is torn between her need for social…… Read more “The tough game of unspeakable interests”

    23 de February de 202023 de February de 2020 by juliana

    Carmen Dolores (Emília Moncorvo Bandeira de Mello)

    Carmen Dolores (March 11, 1852 – August 16, 1910) was the pen-name of Brazilian writer Emília Moncorvo Bandeira de Mello. She was born in Rio de Janeiro…… Read more “Carmen Dolores (Emília Moncorvo Bandeira de Mello)”

    23 de February de 202023 de February de 2020 by juliana

    Is it ever wrong to do what you want to?

    Hi, folks, Here are some things I read, listened, or watched this past week. For more about this project & my previous posts on it, go here: Weeks…… Read more “Is it ever wrong to do what you want to?”

    16 de February de 202016 de February de 2020 by juliana

    Fame and glory, insatiable libertines,

    Dear Délia, I spent the past couple of weeks immersed in three of your recently rediscovered novels: Aurélia (1883), Lésbia (1890), and Celeste (1893). In all of…… Read more “Fame and glory, insatiable libertines,”

    15 de February de 202015 de February de 2020 by juliana

    Maria Benedita Bormann

    Maria Benedita Bormann (née Maria Benedita Bormann of Câmara Lima; November 25, 1853 – July 23, 1895) was a Brazilian writer. Little is known about her formal…… Read more “Maria Benedita Bormann”

    14 de February de 202015 de February de 2020 by juliana

    The tenacity of life in its minute frame

    Hi, folks, Here are some things I read, listened, or watched this past week. For more about this project & my previous posts on it, go here: Weeks…… Read more “The tenacity of life in its minute frame”

    11 de February de 202016 de February de 2020 by juliana

    As people who meet after a long separation

    Hi, folks, Here are some things I read, listened, or watched this past week. For more about this project & my previous posts on it, go here: Weeks…… Read more “As people who meet after a long separation”

    7 de February de 2020 by juliana

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