Author: Mark J. Curran
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490793607
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Letters from Brazil II is a continuation of Letters from Brazil, 2017. Mike Gaherty, now an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, is back in Brazil to continue research and begin the battle for publication in a “publish or perish” academic world. He now has a Brazilian visa as journalist-researcher in his role of writing occasional “Letters” to the New York Times’s international section and is working in liaison with the Department of Research–Western Hemisphere Analysis of the US State Department (INR–WHA). “Letters” will chronicle what he sees and experiences in Brazil – politics, economics, and especially, daily life under the evolving military regime. The Brazilian intelligence agencies, the DOPS and the SNI, are aware of his role and keep constant surveillance on his activities. Life gets complicated as Mike juggles romantic interests both back at home and in Rio de Janeiro. And research evolves to treat the relationship between the folk-popular stories in verse (“literatura de cordel”) and MPB (Brazilian Popular Music), especially regarding the composer, singer, and musician Chico Buarque de Hollanda and his efforts to write and perform in Brazil while battling with the general’s censorship laws under AI-5. There are many surprises for Mike—some pleasurable, a few dangerous. Life for a researching professor turns out to be not as pedestrian as might be expected.
Letters from Brazil Ii
Author: Mark J. Curran
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490793607
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Letters from Brazil II is a continuation of Letters from Brazil, 2017. Mike Gaherty, now an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, is back in Brazil to continue research and begin the battle for publication in a “publish or perish” academic world. He now has a Brazilian visa as journalist-researcher in his role of writing occasional “Letters” to the New York Times’s international section and is working in liaison with the Department of Research–Western Hemisphere Analysis of the US State Department (INR–WHA). “Letters” will chronicle what he sees and experiences in Brazil – politics, economics, and especially, daily life under the evolving military regime. The Brazilian intelligence agencies, the DOPS and the SNI, are aware of his role and keep constant surveillance on his activities. Life gets complicated as Mike juggles romantic interests both back at home and in Rio de Janeiro. And research evolves to treat the relationship between the folk-popular stories in verse (“literatura de cordel”) and MPB (Brazilian Popular Music), especially regarding the composer, singer, and musician Chico Buarque de Hollanda and his efforts to write and perform in Brazil while battling with the general’s censorship laws under AI-5. There are many surprises for Mike—some pleasurable, a few dangerous. Life for a researching professor turns out to be not as pedestrian as might be expected.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490793607
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Letters from Brazil II is a continuation of Letters from Brazil, 2017. Mike Gaherty, now an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, is back in Brazil to continue research and begin the battle for publication in a “publish or perish” academic world. He now has a Brazilian visa as journalist-researcher in his role of writing occasional “Letters” to the New York Times’s international section and is working in liaison with the Department of Research–Western Hemisphere Analysis of the US State Department (INR–WHA). “Letters” will chronicle what he sees and experiences in Brazil – politics, economics, and especially, daily life under the evolving military regime. The Brazilian intelligence agencies, the DOPS and the SNI, are aware of his role and keep constant surveillance on his activities. Life gets complicated as Mike juggles romantic interests both back at home and in Rio de Janeiro. And research evolves to treat the relationship between the folk-popular stories in verse (“literatura de cordel”) and MPB (Brazilian Popular Music), especially regarding the composer, singer, and musician Chico Buarque de Hollanda and his efforts to write and perform in Brazil while battling with the general’s censorship laws under AI-5. There are many surprises for Mike—some pleasurable, a few dangerous. Life for a researching professor turns out to be not as pedestrian as might be expected.
Selections from the Letters of Robert Southey ...
Author: Robert Southey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Stefan and Lotte Zweig's South American Letters
Author: Stefan Zweig
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 144113512X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Born in Vienna in 1881, Stefan Zweig was one of the most respected authors of his time. Foreseeing Nazi Germany's domination of Europe, Zweig left Austria in 1933. In 1941, following a successful lecture tour of South America and several months in New York, Stefan Zweig and his wife Lotte emigrated to Brazil. Despairing at Europe's future and feeling increasingly isolated, the Zweigs committed suicide together in 1942. Stefan Zweig was an incessant correspondent but as the 1930s progressed, it became difficult for him to maintain contact with friends and colleagues. As Zweig's correspondence all but ceased with the outbreak of World War II, little is known about his final years. Even less is known about Lotte Zweig, his second-wife, secretary and travel-companion. This book provides an analysis of the Zweigs' time together and for the first time reproduces personal letters, written by the couple in Argentina and Brazil, along with editorial commentary. Furthermore, Lotte finally emerges from her husband's shadows, with the letters offering significant insights into their relationship and her experience of exile.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 144113512X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Born in Vienna in 1881, Stefan Zweig was one of the most respected authors of his time. Foreseeing Nazi Germany's domination of Europe, Zweig left Austria in 1933. In 1941, following a successful lecture tour of South America and several months in New York, Stefan Zweig and his wife Lotte emigrated to Brazil. Despairing at Europe's future and feeling increasingly isolated, the Zweigs committed suicide together in 1942. Stefan Zweig was an incessant correspondent but as the 1930s progressed, it became difficult for him to maintain contact with friends and colleagues. As Zweig's correspondence all but ceased with the outbreak of World War II, little is known about his final years. Even less is known about Lotte Zweig, his second-wife, secretary and travel-companion. This book provides an analysis of the Zweigs' time together and for the first time reproduces personal letters, written by the couple in Argentina and Brazil, along with editorial commentary. Furthermore, Lotte finally emerges from her husband's shadows, with the letters offering significant insights into their relationship and her experience of exile.
The Letters and Times of the Tylers
Author: Lyon Gardiner Tyler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
A biography of John Tyler, tenth President of the United States, and a "...review [of] the general history of the country through an interval of nearly a hundred years...".
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
A biography of John Tyler, tenth President of the United States, and a "...review [of] the general history of the country through an interval of nearly a hundred years...".
The Manuscripts of His Grace the Duke of Portland
Author: Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
The Manuscripts of His Grace the Duke of Portland, Preserved at Welbeck Abbey: Miscellaneous mss. of the Vere, Holles, Cavendish (Dukes of Newcastle) and Harley families
Author: Great Britain. Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, of the Reign of Henry VIII
Author: Great Britain. Public Record Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description
The Writing and Publishing Journey
Author: Mark J. Curran
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1698714084
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
"The Writing and Publishing Journey" is a summary and catalogue of all of Professor Curran's writings. It includes the academic books before retirement, the academic and cultural books during retirement, the experiments with fiction based on the former, and a brief addendum of academic articles in research journals. Each volume is introduced by the cover image in full color. The abiding objective is to recall in a conversational way the when, why and how of each book, that is, when it was written, the circumstances of how and why it was written, and perhaps most interesting the odyssey of getting it into print. Any professor in Academia will relate to this endeavor, and amateur writers and interested readers should enjoy the journey as well.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1698714084
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
"The Writing and Publishing Journey" is a summary and catalogue of all of Professor Curran's writings. It includes the academic books before retirement, the academic and cultural books during retirement, the experiments with fiction based on the former, and a brief addendum of academic articles in research journals. Each volume is introduced by the cover image in full color. The abiding objective is to recall in a conversational way the when, why and how of each book, that is, when it was written, the circumstances of how and why it was written, and perhaps most interesting the odyssey of getting it into print. Any professor in Academia will relate to this endeavor, and amateur writers and interested readers should enjoy the journey as well.
Guide to the Province of British Columbia, for 1877-8
Author:
Publisher: T.N. Hibben
ISBN:
Category : British Columbia
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Publisher: T.N. Hibben
ISBN:
Category : British Columbia
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description