THE TASTE OF HUNGER

THE TASTE OF HUNGER is a collection of 16 previously unpublished short stories by renowned writer Salim Miguel. Most of the stories in the book were written in 2003 and 2004. Two of them, "The Gypsy" and "Ballet Point," were written in the late 20th century. "The Lonely Man" and "Era igual aos outros" were written over 50 years ago. In each of the book's short stories, the Lebanese author, naturalized Brazilian and based in Santa Catarina, uses a distinct narrative style. Memory and imagination are the foundations of Miguel's writing. In THE TASTE OF HUNGER, the 82-year-old writer explores the idyllic countryside, returning to his childhood home of Biguaçu (a small town 10 km from Florianópolis, where he lived from the ages of 5 to 19), and the urban landscape of Florianópolis and Rio de Janeiro. Never settling for mere dated memoirs, Salim Miguel, with his own fictional flair, tests the limits of short fiction. He confuses and conceals while simultaneously revealing and explaining.