Gran Sertón: Veredas
Author: João Guimarães Rosa
La publicación en 1956 de Gran Sertón: Veredas supuso no sólo una auténtica revolución en la literatura brasileña, sino un hito en las letras del siglo XX. Elaborando una personalísima mezcla lingüística entre el dialecto de Minas Gerais y el portugués culto —trasladada al castellano de forma admirable en esta versión por Ángel Crespo—, y sirviéndose del monólogo de su pro….Read More
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