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Raduan Nassar

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Raduan Nassar


Born
in Pindorama, Brazil
November 27, 1935


Raduan Nassar is a Brazilian writer, son of Lebanese immigrants. He moved to São Paulo when he was a teenager and studied Law and Philosophy at one of the most important universities in Brazil, the University of São Paulo. In 1970, he wrote A Cup of Rage, published in 1978. His literature debut happened in 1975 when Ancient Tillage was released. The Brazilian cinema adapted both of his books. In 1997, Menina a Caminho, a book of short stories written during the 60’s and 70’s, was released, although Raduan stopped writing in 1984. There's plenty of strength and lyricism in his literature style.

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Average rating: 3.82 · 6,582 ratings · 704 reviews · 9 distinct worksSimilar authors
Lavoura Arcaica

4.13 avg rating — 2,678 ratings — published 1975 — 36 editions
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A Cup of Rage

3.45 avg rating — 2,960 ratings — published 1978 — 38 editions
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Os Cem Melhores Contos Bras...

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4.22 avg rating — 553 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions
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Menina a Caminho e Outros T...

3.69 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 1997 — 13 editions
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Obra completa

4.54 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions
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Um Copo de Cólera / Lavoura...

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Fotografia de Grupo

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Cuentos Brasileños

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O Corpo Desvelado: Contos E...

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“O tempo, o tempo, o tempo e suas águas inflamáveis, esse rio largo que não cansa de correr, lento e sinuoso, ele próprio reconhecendo seus caminhos, recolhendo e filtrando de vária direção o caldo turvo dos afluentes e o sangue ruivo de outros canais para com eles construir a razão mística da história...”
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“(...) é um fato corriqueiro, querida Ana, pelo qual sempre passamos feito sonâmbulos, mas que, silencioso, é ainda o maior e o mais antigo escândalo: a vida só se organiza se desmentindo, o que é bom para uns é muitas vezes a morte para outros, sendo que só os tolos, entre os que foram atirados com displicência ao fundo, tomam de empréstimo aos que estão por cima a régua que estes usam para medir o mundo.”
Raduan Nassar, Lavoura Arcaica

“Alguma vez te passou pela cabeça, um instante curto que fosse, suspender o tampo do cesto de roupas no banheiro? alguma vez te ocorreu afundar as mãos precárias e trazer com cuidado cada peça ali jogada? era o pedaço de cada um que eu trazia nelas quando afundava minhas mãos no cesto, ninguém ouviu melhor o grito de cada um, eu te asseguro, as coisas exasperadas da família deitadas no silêncio recatado das peças íntimas ali largadas, mas bastava ver, bastava suspender o tampo e afundar as mãos pra conhecer a ambivalência do uso (...) era preciso conhecer o corpo da família inteira, ter nas mãos as toalhas higiênicas cobertas de um pó vermelho como se fossem as toalhas de um assassino (...) ninguém afundou mais as mãos ali, Pedro, ninguém sentiu mais as manchas da solidão, muitas deles abortadas com a graxa da imaginação, era preciso surpreender nosso ossuário quando a casa ressonava, deixar a cama, incursionar através dos corredores, ouvir em todas as portas as pulsações, os gemidos e a volúpia mole dos nossos projetos de homicídio, ninguém ouviu melhor cada um em casa, Pedro, ninguém amou mais, ninguém conheceu melhor o caminho da nossa união.”
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