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Niewidzialne życie Euridice Gusmao – Batalha, Martha–
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- Book Title
- Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao
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- Oneworld Publications
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- 2017
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- English
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- Contemporary Women, Family Life
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- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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Named by Bustle as One of 9 Fall Book Debuts by Women You're Going to Want to Read Immediately: "You're going to love it. Batalha takes you through nearly 100 years of life in Rio de Janeiro.... filled with intrigue, mystery, sadness, and a whole lot of strong female leads, The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao isn't a novel to miss this season." Named One of the Top 28 Fiction Books for Fall 2017 by Huffington Post Named one of the best 18 Books to Read This Fall by the Chicago Review of Books "Humorous and exuberant, this book is a rare treat!" "The arc of this novel, the writing, the characters, are a joy to read." - Book Riot "A worthy debut, full of wry humor" - Kirkus Reviews "With sharp humor and pointed prose, Marta Batalha's novel rebels against the patriarchal forces of her home country." - World Literature Today Euridice is young, beautiful and ambitious, but when her rebellious sister Guida elopes, she sets her own aspirations aside and vows to settle down as a model wife and daughter. And yet as her husband's professional success grows, so does Euridice's feeling of restlessness. She embarks on a series of secret projects from creating recipe books to becoming the most sought-after seamstress in town -- but each is doomed to failure. Her tradition-loving husband is not interested in an independent wife. And then one day Guida appears at the door with her young son and a terrible story of hardship and abandonment. The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao is a wildly inventive, wickedly funny and keenly observed tale of two sisters who, surrounded by a cast of unforgettable characters, assert their independence and courageously carve a path of their own in 1940s Rio de Janeiro. A deeply human and truly unforgettable novel from one of the most exciting new voices in world literature.
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Oneworld Publications
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178607172x
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9781786071729
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Book Title
Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao
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Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, Family Life
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
272 Pages
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Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
13.1 Oz
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"All the characters' stories and descriptions are so cleverly told and so much fun to read. I loved this book. It puts a spotlight on women living in the 40s, and is told with originality and skill. It is such a refreshing read, and I highly recommend it. This is the author's debut novel, and I will watch for anything new from her in the future." -- Historical Novel Society, 'Martha Batalha delivers a feminist debut [...] and a beautiful journey through folkloric Rio filled with the scent of spices, coconut milk and guava marmalade.', 'Humorous and sensitive... Martha Batalha's mature writing, which is also smooth and intoxicating, seasoned with characteristic authority and jolliness, and an immersive plot, makes this book a narrative delight.', '[Batalha] effortlessly brings to life not only her many characters, but the sights, smells and experiences of the world they live in with a deft, wry touch. Characters are at the heart of this enchanting, unusual debut novel which draws readers in with its witty, evocative prose.', 'This zesty Brazilian debut has the same brightly coloured quality as a folk painting... A novel that brims indeed with invisible life - not just Euridice's, but the dreams of an entire cast of women: housewives, daughters, and the forsaken who fall in between.', ' The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao is earthy and witty, and the lives of its heroines of everyday existence are memorable and inspiring.', 'Delightful and funny... The writing style reminded me of A Man Called Ove - dark humor, quirky characters - it was an absolute delight.', 'Tremendous fun... A story of kindness and grace, which does not need to be any longer, but is sufficiently addictive to make us wish it were.', Named by Bustle as One of 9 Fall Book Debuts by Women You're Going to Want to Read Immediately: "You're going to love it. Batalha takes you through nearly 100 years of life in Rio de Janeiro.... filled with intrigue, mystery, sadness, and a whole lot of strong female leads, The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao isn't a novel to miss this season.", 'Martha Batalha creates a nostalgic, exotic microcosm...full of compassion, but with a good pinch of irony and a hearty helping of humour.', 'With humor and fresh, clever writing, the author addresses women's issues in mid-century society... All the characters' stories and descriptions are so cleverly told and so much fun to read. I loved this book. It puts a spotlight on women living in the ´40s, and is told with originality and skill. It is such a refreshing read, and I highly recommend it. This is the author's debut novel, and I will watch for anything new from her in the future.', 'The cumulative effect of the novel's interwoven stories is a quiet celebration of the lives women lead away from men...the novel's final lines, representing the "tack-tack-tack" of the typewriter's keys, suggest that Euridice, along with the other women in the novel, will end up having the final say.', "Brazilian journalist Batalha draws readers into 1940s Rio de Janeiro, where men are the breadwinners and the highest achievement for a woman is to marry and become an obedient housewife. Euridice is a beautiful, ambitious woman with incredible potential for great things, but she sacrifices her aspirations for the sake of her family. After her sister, Guida, runs away, Euridice marries Antenor, a banker who aims to achieve the status quo, and becomes trapped in the routine of married life. However, her ambitions and intellect lead her to pursue a number of highly successful projects. Despite her success, she is continuously ridiculed by the town gossip and is restrained by her own husband. The inherently rebellious Euridice and Guida find that to achieve satisfaction within society's traditional expectations, they must carve out paths for themselves. Batalha's debut shines a light on often-overlooked members of society and paints a thorough and riveting portrait of its characters that will keep readers engaged till the end." --Booklist, 'With something of Chocolat 's charm about it, this is a funny, empowering tale of two sisters in forties Rio de Janeiro whose lives diverge only to come back together as they search for a sense of their own lives. A real gem of a book.', 'Batalha's debut shines a light on often-overlooked members of society and paints a thorough and riveting portrait of its characters that will keep readers engaged till the end.', Baltalha's debut is earthy and witty, with heroines who are memorable and inspiring. Martha Baltalha's debut novel, The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao, follows two sisters as they come of age in 1940s Rio de Janeiro. Euridice is the younger and more serious of the pair, while Guida is the elder, a self-assured beauty determined to have her way, even when determination turns to disappointment.Guida enchants the son of a prominent local family, but his parents disapprove of the relationship and cut him off. The affair ends badly, leaving Guida pregnant, alone, and forced to rely on her ever-increasing street smarts to make a life for herself and her baby.Euridice, on the other hand, attempts to be the good daughter in her family, marrying a man she feels less than thrilled about for security and respectability. Euridice's keen intelligence and varied talents are suppressed by her bourgeois parents; like many women of her era, she accepts domesticity and motherhood as part of her fate. She feels that marriage is something "endemic," to be endured, like having the flu.Though the novel has an underlying tone of subtly wry humor, this does not lessen the depth of the narrative. Euridice's obsessive outlets for her thoughts and energies--first a passion for cooking, and then a home-based dressmaking business--are engagingly related, if they are ultimately quashed by her husband's disapproval. Euridice turns her passion to literature, typing away for hours at her mysterious opus, The History of Invisibility.The novel spans from late nineteenth century Rio to the early 1960s, detailing the tenacious poverty of Estcio, the bland middle class of Tijuca, and the more cosmopolitan Ipanema.Baltalha writes with a vivid resonance, creating distinctive characters in Euridice and Guida, the motherly prostitute Filomena, and Zlia, Euridice's spitefully snoopy neighbor. While many of the women's fathers, husbands, sons, and lovers act in domineering or destructively weak-willed ways, they often seem to be more products of their culture and time than outright villains. The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao is earthy and witty, and the lives of its heroines of everyday existence are memorable and inspiring.", Named one of the best 18 Books to Read This Fall by Chicago Review of Books: "Humorous and exuberant, this book is a rare treat!", 'Filled with intrigue, mystery, sadness, and a novel's-worth of fierce leading ladies, this one is perfect for fans of Julia Alvarez and Gabriel Garcia Marquez.', Named by Bustle as One of 9 Fall Book Debuts by Women You're Going to Want to Read Immediately: "You're going to love it. Batalha takes you through nearly 100 years of life in Rio de Janeiro.... filled with intrigue, mystery, sadness, and a whole lot of strong female leads, The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao isn't a novel to miss this season." --Bustle, 'Martha Batalha...tells the story of the brilliant sisters Guida and Euridice with humour, social awareness and wit.', 'Spellbinding... Batalha is one of those rare writers who can summarise an entire life in a single paragraph, so when she spends an entire book on a single life, the reader is in for a treat.', "As a woman living in Brazil in the 1940s, Euridice Gusmao is expected to be a loving wife and mother. In marrying a traditional man, Euridice sacrifices her ambitions and passions for her parents' sake, until the day that her runaway sister returns. With sharp humor and pointed prose, Marta Batalha's novel rebels against the patriarchal forces of her home country." --World Literature Today, ' The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao unfurls a tender portrait of a woman insisting upon a life of her own making, and it's a wondrous tribute to the quiet resiliency of women coping with myopic traditions.', Baltalha's debut is earthy and witty, with heroines who are memorable and inspiring. Martha Baltalha's debut novel, The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao, follows two sisters as they come of age in 1940s Rio de Janeiro. Euridice is the younger and more serious of the pair, while Guida is the elder, a self-assured beauty determined to have her way, even when determination turns to disappointment.Guida enchants the son of a prominent local family, but his parents disapprove of the relationship and cut him off. The affair ends badly, leaving Guida pregnant, alone, and forced to rely on her ever-increasing street smarts to make a life for herself and her baby.Euridice, on the other hand, attempts to be the good daughter in her family, marrying a man she feels less than thrilled about for security and respectability. Euridice's keen intelligence and varied talents are suppressed by her bourgeois parents; like many women of her era, she accepts domesticity and motherhood as part of her fate. She feels that marriage is something "endemic," to be endured, like having the flu.Though the novel has an underlying tone of subtly wry humor, this does not lessen the depth of the narrative. Euridice's obsessive outlets for her thoughts and energies--first a passion for cooking, and then a home-based dressmaking business--are engagingly related, if they are ultimately quashed by her husband's disapproval. Euridice turns her passion to literature, typing away for hours at her mysterious opus, The History of Invisibility.The novel spans from late nineteenth century Rio to the early 1960s, detailing the tenacious poverty of Estcio, the bland middle class of Tijuca, and the more cosmopolitan Ipanema.Baltalha writes with a vivid resonance, creating distinctive characters in Euridice and Guida, the motherly prostitute Filomena, and Zlia, Euridice's spitefully snoopy neighbor. While many of the women's fathers, husbands, sons, and lovers act in domineering or destructively weak-willed ways, they often seem to be more products of their culture and time than outright villains. The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao is earthy and witty, and the lives of its heroines of everyday existence are memorable and inspiring." --Foreword Reviews, "This multigenerational epic takes us from Brazil in the 1940s to 1918 when the Spanish flu affected half of Rio, to the Gusmao's household, and to the 1968 Brazilian coup d'tat. Both epic and grandiose, The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao is also intimate and cozy, and let us not forget--funny, and witty, and inventive.Through that personal and historical exploration, Martha's writing comes out as whimsical and picaresque. The humor is part of the novel's rhythm and musicality. The premise of a dull housewife may seem quotidian, but Martha Batalha's humorous plot and writing turn that Kafkaesque everydayness into something almost Seinfeldian.Humorous and sensitive, The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao is a warm exploration of family and circumstance. Despite its larger-than-life events, everyday life is what builds and sustains this novel. Euridice and Guida are two fascinating and memorable characters that carry the book with charm. Martha Batalha's mature writing, which is also smooth and intoxicating, seasoned with characteristic authority and jolliness, and an immersive plot, makes this book a narrative delight." --Asymptote Journal, 'Beguiling... Has all that much changed ? we can hear the author sighing between the breathless pauses of her fable-like saga...Batalha winkingly employs echoing names like Antenor, Antonio, Alfonso and Alvaro to suggest that her male characters have all tumbled out of the same chauvinistic nest... In this translation from the Portuguese by Eric M. B. Becker, Batalha's empathy is buoyed by puckish wordplay and nostalgia for a time when an act of emancipation entailed a manual typewriter and a good smoke: "Each cigarette was a cry of freedom that was complete in itself and left no tracks."', '[Martha Batalha] brings to life her many characters and the sights, smells and experiences of the world they live in with a deft, wry touch.', Baltalha's debut is earthy and witty, with heroines who are memorable and inspiring. Martha Baltalha's debut novel, The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao, follows two sisters as they come of age in 1940s Rio de Janeiro. Euridice is the younger and more serious of the pair, while Guida is the elder, a self-assured beauty determined to have her way, even when determination turns to disappointment.Guida enchants the son of a prominent local family, but his parents disapprove of the relationship and cut him off. The affair ends badly, leaving Guida pregnant, alone, and forced to rely on her ever-increasing street smarts to make a life for herself and her baby.Euridice, on the other hand, attempts to be the good daughter in her family, marrying a man she feels less than thrilled about for security and respectability. Euridice's keen intelligence and varied talents are suppressed by her bourgeois parents; like many women of her era, she accepts domesticity and motherhood as part of her fate. She feels that marriage is something "endemic," to be endured, like having the flu.Though the novel has an underlying tone of subtly wry humor, this does not lessen the depth of the narrative. Euridice's obsessive outlets for her thoughts and energies--first a passion for cooking, and then a home-based dressmaking business--are engagingly related, if they are ultimately quashed by her husband's disapproval. Euridice turns her passion to literature, typing away for hours at her mysterious opus, The History of Invisibility.The novel spans from late nineteenth century Rio to the early 1960s, detailing the tenacious poverty of Estácio, the bland middle class of Tijuca, and the more cosmopolitan Ipanema.Baltalha writes with a vivid resonance, creating distinctive characters in Euridice and Guida, the motherly prostitute Filomena, and Zélia, Euridice's spitefully snoopy neighbor. While many of the women's fathers, husbands, sons, and lovers act in domineering or destructively weak-willed ways, they often seem to be more products of their culture and time than outright villains. The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao is earthy and witty, and the lives of its heroines of everyday existence are memorable and inspiring." --Foreword Reviews, 'I know they say don't judge a book by its cover, but the cover art for The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao is what drew me in because it's just beautiful--bold and vibrant and whimsical, which, as you might have guessed, could describe Euridice herself... She is scrappy and industrious, and it was a pleasure to get to root for her throughout this novel.', 'With sharp humor and pointed prose, Marta Batalha's novel rebels against the patriarchal forces of her home country.', "Euridice and Guida, two temperamentally distinct sisters who remain estranged for much of this beguiling novel, share a dormant acumen for business that they'll eventually be compelled to tap, given the limited options afforded to women in 1940s Rio de Janeiro. Has all that much changed? we can hear the author sighing between the breathless pauses of her fable-like saga, which fans out from the domestic purgatories of the sisters Gusmao to portray a comically stultifying (and dismayingly of-the-moment) community of narrow-minded parents, embittered neighbors and disparaging teachers who collectively snuff the promise and ambition from gifted women. The primary culprits are the men: freighted with an old-school sense of honor and a retrograde playbook of machismo, which dictates that as children they can no longer cry for their nursemaids or "feel sympathy for the cats that had their tails lopped off by the boys who one day would run the country." Batalha winkingly employs echoing names like Antenor, Antonio, Alfonso and Alvaro to suggest that her male characters have all tumbled out of the same chauvinistic nest, but she makes them (along with her less admirable women characters) individuals with elaborate back stories that confer a ray of humanity, if not the benefit of the doubt. In this translation from the Portuguese by Eric M. B. Becker, Batalha's empathy is buoyed by puckish wordplay and nostalgia for a time when an act of emancipation entailed a manual typewriter and a good smoke: "Each cigarette was a cry of freedom that was complete in itself and left no tracks."" --The New York Times Book Review
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2017
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