SELECTION IN PROSE AND VERSE (MANUEL BANDEIRA)

*Seleta e Prosa e Verso* (Editora José Olympio), by Manuel Bandeira, is a collection of poems and prose by one of the great names in Brazilian literature. Coordinated by Paulo Rónai and with texts selected by Emanuel de Moraes, it also includes a biography of the author. Divided into five parts ("Experiences," "Poetics," "Verses of Circumstances," "Translated Poems," and "Star of a Lifetime"), it is the best gateway to Manuel Bandeira's great work. The book brings together poems, articles, chronicles, and general writings by Bandeira, from the books *Paper Flute*, *Swallow, Swallow*, *Itinerary of Pasárgada*, *Gonçalves Dias*, *Anthology of Contemporary Bissex Brazilian Poets*, *Notions of the History of Literature*, *Estrela da tarde*, and *Belo belo*, among others.