{"title":"Francisco Azevedo","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlberto Mussa é contista e romancista. Em 2020, publicou o livro de ensaios \u003cem\u003eA origem da espécie\u003c\/em\u003e, que investiga a gênese do conceito de humanidade a partir dos mitos da origem do fogo. Além de figurar em listas de “melhores do ano” de veículos como \u003cem\u003eVeja\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eO Globo\u003c\/em\u003e e \u003cem\u003eFolha\u003c\/em\u003e, ganhou os prêmios Casa de Las Américas, Academia Brasileira de Letras, Oceanos, Machado de Assis (FBN) e APCA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNélida Piñon estreou em 1961 com o romance \u003cem\u003eGuia-mapa de Gabriel Arcanjo\u003c\/em\u003e. Vencedora dos mais importantes prêmios de literatura no Brasil, ganhou no exterior os prêmios Juan Rulfo, do México; Jorge Isaacs, da Colômbia; Gabriela Mistral, do Chile; Rosalía de Castro, e Menéndez Pelayo, da Espanha, e Príncipe de Astúrias. Em 1990, foi empossada como imortal pela Academia Brasileira de Letras e, em 1996, por ocasião do centenário da Academia, tornou-se a primeira mulher a presidi-la.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrancisco Azevedo é romancista, dramaturgo, roteirista, poeta e ex-diplomata. Seu primeiro romance, o best-seller \u003cem\u003eO arroz de Palma\u003c\/em\u003e, foi finalista do Prêmio São Paulo de Literatura. É autor, também pela Editora Record, de \u003cem\u003eDoce Gabito\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOs novos moradores\u003c\/em\u003e e \u003cem\u003eA roupa do corpo\u003c\/em\u003e, que completa a tetralogia de sagas familiares, e de \u003cem\u003eEu sou eles\u003c\/em\u003e, livro que reúne fragmentos de sua obra na literatura, no teatro e no cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntônio Torres estreou na literatura em 1972, com o romance \u003cem\u003eUm cão uivando para a lua\u003c\/em\u003e, que causou grande impacto na crítica e no público. Entre seus livros, destacam-se \u003cem\u003eTrilogia Brasil\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eEssa terra\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eO cachorro e o lobo\u003c\/em\u003e e \u003cem\u003ePelo fundo da agulha\u003c\/em\u003e) e \u003cem\u003eQuerida cidade\u003c\/em\u003e, de 2021. É membro da Academia Brasileira de Letras, da Academia de Letras da Bahia, da Academia Petropolitana de Letras e da Academia Contemporânea de Letras (São Paulo), e sócio correspondente da Academia de Ciências de Lisboa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarla Madeira nasceu em Belo Horizonte em 1964. Largou um curso de matemática e se formou em jornalismo e publicidade. Foi professora de redação publicitária na Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais e é sócia e diretora de criação da agência de comunicação Lápis Raro. É autora dos romances \u003cem\u003eTudo é rio\u003c\/em\u003e, best-seller que já vendeu mais de 100 mil exemplares, \u003cem\u003eA natureza da mordida\u003c\/em\u003e e \u003cem\u003eVéspera\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNei Lopes é compositor de música popular e autor dos romances \u003cem\u003eRio Negro, 50\u003c\/em\u003e e \u003cem\u003eO preto que falava iídiche\u003c\/em\u003e, e dos contos de \u003cem\u003eNas águas desta baía há muito tempo\u003c\/em\u003e, todos pela Editora Record. Ganhou o Prêmio Jabuti de Melhor Livro de Não Ficção e Livro do Ano com o \u003cem\u003eDicionário da história social do samba\u003c\/em\u003e, em coautoria com Luiz Antonio Simas. Em 2022, recebeu a medalha Luiz Gama, do Instituto dos Advogados Brasileiros (IAB), pela atuação em prol dos direitos humanos e do Estado democrático de Direito.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClaudia Lage é autora do livro de contos \u003cem\u003eA pequena morte e outras naturezas \u003c\/em\u003ee do romance \u003cem\u003eMundos de Eufrásia\u003c\/em\u003e, finalista do Prêmio São Paulo de Literatura de 2010. Em 2013, lançou o livro \u003cem\u003eLabirinto da palavra\u003c\/em\u003e, com ensaios-crônicas sobre literatura e criação literária, que recebeu o Prêmio de Literatura de Brasília e foi finalista do Prêmio Portugal Telecom. Em 2019, lançou o romance \u003cem\u003eO corpo interminável\u003c\/em\u003e, vencedor do Prêmio São Paulo de Literatura na categoria de Melhor Romance de Ficção do Ano, em 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCristovão Tezza escreveu mais de uma dezena de romances desde \u003cem\u003eTrapo\u003c\/em\u003e (1988), entre eles \u003cem\u003eJuliano Pavollini\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA suavidade do vento\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eO professor\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA tradutora\u003c\/em\u003e e \u003cem\u003eA tirania do amor\u003c\/em\u003e. Lançou ainda \u003cem\u003eBeatriz\u003c\/em\u003e, uma seleção de contos, duas coletâneas de crônicas – \u003cem\u003eUm operário em férias\u003c\/em\u003e e \u003cem\u003eA máquina de caminhar\u003c\/em\u003e — e uma autobiografia literária, \u003cem\u003eO espírito da prosa\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eO filho eterno\u003c\/em\u003e, seu romance de maior destaque, ganhou os mais importantes prêmios literários brasileiros, foi traduzido em uma dezena de países e virou filme e peça de teatro.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"os-novos-moradores","title":"The new residents","description":"In this novel, Francisco Azevedo returns to the theme of family, which made him famous in the bestseller O Arroz de Palma.\n \nThe author delves into and delves into the intrinsic and universal nature of family units, which can belong to anyone – and here there are two neighboring families, living in semi-detached houses.\n What is experienced within them is one of the most beautiful and moving displays of human intimacy and one of its pillars, as fundamental as it is unwanted: secret archives, plots that lead people, men and women, parents and children, to choose silence under the same roof.\n A kind of generational novel, filled with great characters, \"The New Residents\" deals with coexistence and understanding diversity through the radical choice of dialogue and reflection. Only then does family tragedy give way to understanding, and love between individuals allows for the longed-for outcome: forgiveness.","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159236854012,"sku":"9788501110572","price":94.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/29e121684ecace1f87c73f25234b2095_e86455d2-68f5-42dd-88b0-d295fe47abbb.jpg?v=1778310601"},{"product_id":"o-arroz-de-palma","title":"Palma rice","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe first novel to address Portuguese-Brazilian immigration in the 20th century, \u003cem\u003eO arroz de Palma\u003c\/em\u003e follows the journey of a family over the years, searching for a better future for their generations. Marked by Francisco Azevedo's lyrical and delicate writing, it both identifies and moves.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eAntonio, now 88, prepares a grand lunch to celebrate his parents' hundredth wedding anniversary. His siblings, now in their octogenarians like him, and all their descendants attend the celebration. The story unfolds for him through family memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eIn a magical realism atmosphere, the central theme is the rice thrown at the patriarchs' wedding. The story begins on July 11, 1908, in Viana do Castelo, northern Portugal, at the wedding of José Custódio and Maria Romana. After the ceremony, the rice rains down on the newlyweds in torrents, a white rain that never stops. The procession continues to celebrate through the village, but the romantic Palma remains, happy with all the rice scattered across the churchyard. Very poor, she had enthusiastically decided that this would be her wedding gift to her brother and sister-in-law. Unfortunately, the rice, given with such love, results in the couple's first fight. From then on, for four generations, all the family's disputes, conflicts, dramas, and joys revolve around rice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePalma rice\u003c\/em\u003e speaks of the roots of the Portuguese immigrant. The simple, honest, and hard-working people who came in search of a better life in Brazil, full of dreams and projects, and who, transplanted to this soil, with much struggle and a spirit of resilience, took root, grew, and bore fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e The text \"Family is a difficult dish to prepare,\" taken from the first chapter of the book, began circulating spontaneously on social media and turned the book into a word-of-mouth phenomenon. Proof, perhaps, that family is indeed a dish of immense complexity and that, as the old chef Antonio says, no matter how bland, no matter how bad the taste, we have to try and eat it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\"An old man is a child with a different spirit. He's no longer interested in running around in the gardens, climbing up and down on seesaws, or swinging back and forth on swings. It's all too little. What he wants now is to soar through the sky, to release the animals he's collected his entire life. All the animals—domestic, wild, useful, and harmful. The heavy reptiles he still holds dear to his heart, and the butterflies, fish, and birds—all loose up there!\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159592714492,"sku":"9788501081940","price":69.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/7d8be516ca6a40964f974c1cdf8edd92.jpg?v=1778311604"},{"product_id":"eu-sou-eles-fragmentos","title":"I am They: Fragments","description":"Francisco Azevedo, with his unmistakable style, takes on the roles of the characters and embodies them, showing himself to be intimately connected to them.\n \nAfter an excerpt from his first novel, O arroz de Palma, was shared online, and went viral on social media under the title “Family is a difficult dish to prepare,” Francisco Azevedo realized that, in literature, as well as in theater and cinema, there are several passages that can be read – and duly appreciated – outside the context in which they were originally inserted.\n In this book, \"I Am They,\" a complex combination that required a good deal of patience and inspiration, the author offers readers various excerpts from his work, interspersed with revisited poems and previously unpublished texts, addressing a wide range of themes inherent to life and human relationships. Moving passages, which sometimes eloquently reveal him, are interwoven with his characters' lines, which are his own.","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159602708732,"sku":"9788501115539","price":59.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/3bbc4b90c66edf1352d69b92591808bf_cedcb1d6-248f-439c-a00b-71012114f3ef.jpg?v=1778324855"},{"product_id":"tempo-aberto","title":"Open weather","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpen Time\u003c\/em\u003e brings together eight short stories by great Brazilian authors in celebration of Editora Record's 80th anniversary.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eOpen Time\u003c\/em\u003e brings together eight short stories, one for each decade of the last eighty years of Brazilian life, between 1942 and 2022, in a broad gallery of characters and themes that, in one way or another, represent us all. Under the often indirect but penetrating light of fiction, the individual, social, political, and existential questions of this historical period resurface here thanks to the talents of Alberto Mussa, Nélida Piñon, Francisco Azevedo, Antônio Torres, Carla Madeira, Nei Lopes, Claudia Lage, and Cristovão Tezza.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eIn this grand sweep of Brazil's recent history, some important themes stand out: the now traditional violence of our cities, with a touch of the supernatural; the role of women in society; the opposition between dictatorship and counterculture, in Brazil and around the world; the reach of the military regime in the country's backlands; the awakening of youth during the period of redemocratization; the strength of popular culture on the eve of the digital revolution; the everyday pressures of the contemporary world; and, finally, the return of the far right to power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eOpen Time: Eight Decades in Eight Stories by Great Brazilian Authors\u003c\/em\u003e , organized in celebration of Editora Record's 80th anniversary, is a wonderful opportunity to explore the country's history through literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174501990652,"sku":"9786555875584","price":54.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/143f99b57d79e10d3f17526fedff8ff7.jpg?v=1778876473"},{"product_id":"a-roupa-do-corpo","title":"The clothes on the body","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the face of irrationality and the rise of hate speech and intolerance, The Clothes on the Body is a breath of hope and is the essence of what dresses us with the best we have.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Clothes on the Body concludes the tetralogy begun by the bestselling \"O arroz de Palma,\" followed by \"Doce Gabito\" and \"Os novos mortos\" (The New Residents). In this new novel, Francisco Azevedo introduces us to the narrator-character Fiapo, who takes us on the journey of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e With him, his paths, and his relationships, we follow the infinite possibilities that fit into an existence, when dedicated to understanding the soul. Between the great planetary movements and historical milestones, everyday life unfolds. It is between birth and death that we love, hate, resent, and reconcile. \"Nothing is banal. 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Author of the plays \"Unha e Carne\" and \"A Casa de Anais Nin,\" both critical and commercial successes, he achieved with \"O arroz de Palma\" what few Brazilian fiction authors can boast: absolute reader recognition. A spontaneous word-of-mouth following resulted in emotional testimonials, a strong online presence, and over 15,000 copies sold. This culminated in negotiations with leading foreign publishers. A finalist for the São Paulo Literature Prize, the book will be published in Germany, the United States, and Italy, among other countries, in 2013. Anticipation surrounding his second novel is, of course, enormous. And Azevedo does not disappoint. With the lyrical and delicate writing that made him famous, he consolidates his style in a new story filled with love, passion, and resentment. Intimacies discovered and secrets revealed. Family conflicts, rivalries passed down from one generation to the next. Separations and emotional reunions. The strength of friendship, forgiveness. Always dream and reality. Always the unexpected. In Doce gabito, he creates a delicate plot that engages and, above all, moves. A magical novel, yet deeply rooted in Brazil's recent history. Here, he tells the fantastic story of Gabriela Garcia Marques, an imaginative and dreamy woman who struggles to resist the adversities of her tortuous destiny: the death of her parents and grandfather Gregório when she was still a girl. The difficult coexistence with her aunt Letícia, owner of a brothel in the Glória neighborhood. Her troubled adolescence. The camaraderie with the \"girls\" of the mansion. José Aureliano's passion. The painful loss of Florentino, her great love. Verônica's friendship. And, of course, the constant presence of a friendly gentleman with a bushy mustache, whom she soon discovers is the renowned Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez, nicknamed Gabito. Pure fiction? It doesn't matter. This is a beautiful and moving story written from the heart of a character who, at first, admits to \"not being able to shake the habit of collecting happiness and imagining utopias that seem perfectly achievable.\"","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175920877820,"sku":"9788501096449","price":84.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/ed2df7b4889a8092edf4cc404d170738.jpg?v=1778313133"},{"product_id":"o-arroz-de-palma-edicao-especial","title":"O arroz de Palma (Edição especial)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrimeiro romance a abordar a imigração luso-brasileira no século XX, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eO arroz de Palma \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eacompanha a trajetória de uma família ao longo dos anos em busca de um futuro melhor. Esta \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enova edição comemorativa em capa dura conta com apresentação e prefácio inéditos de Pedro Pacífico (Bookster) e João Almino.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntonio, aos 88 anos, está preparando o almoço que será servido à família, finalmente reunida após muito tempo. Enquanto combina os ingredientes, vão se misturando em sua mente as histórias que Tia Palma, irmã de seu pai, lhe contava. A partir das lembranças deste personagem, Francisco Azevedo narra a saga de uma humilde família portuguesa que chega ao Brasil cheia de sonhos e projetos, e que aqui aprofunda raízes, cresce e dá frutos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTudo começa em 1908, no casamento dos pais de Antonio, José Custódio e Maria Romana, em Viana do Castelo, norte de Portugal. Os noivos saem da cerimônia sob “torrencial” chuva de arroz. “Eram punhados e mais punhados. Chuva branca que não parava.” O cortejo segue festivo, mas Palma permanece ali, feliz com tanto arroz espalhado pelo adro da igreja. Muito pobre, decide que aquele será o seu presente de casamento para o irmão e a cunhada. No cartão, escreve: “\u003cem\u003eEste arroz – plantado na terra, caído do céu como o maná do deserto e colhido da pedra – é símbolo de fertilidade e eterno amor. Esta é a minha bênção.” \u003c\/em\u003eMaria Romana ama o presente e chora comovida. José Custódio, ao contrário, sente-se ofendido. Diz que jamais há de comer um arroz sujo, catado do chão. Assim, ironias do destino, o presente, dado com tanto amor, resulta na primeira briga do casal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAo servir de fio condutor para o romance, como migalhas de pão jogadas no labirinto da memória, este presente abençoado torna-se fundamental na construção desta família, em seus dramas, conflitos e alegrias, sempre como um símbolo de união e de esperança de uma vida melhor para todos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eO arroz de Palma \u003c\/em\u003eé marcado por uma escrita lírica, delicada, que emociona e comove. As mudanças sociais e culturais do Brasil também podem ser percebidas por quem acompanha os cem anos da história deste clã, mas é dentro da trama familiar que o autor envolve de vez o leitor, lembrando-nos de um tempo em que a família abrigava as pessoas. Um ideal que, portugueses ou não, todos nós herdamos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“O romance, sem ser didático e através de personagens múltiplos e bem construídos, tem o mérito de evidenciar que o conceito de família, em vez de ser preciso e imutável, se renova. Que a família não é prato feito, é construção delicada, pois exige invenção no seu preparo difícil.” – João Almino no prefácio de \u003cem\u003eO arroz de Palma\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A escrita do autor encanta pelo seu tom poético e pela fluidez do texto, que criaram em mim um dilema: a vontade de continuar lendo e, ao mesmo tempo, o desejo de que o livro nunca terminasse. 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