A Vida Invisível de Eurídice Gusmão

Posted on 15 April 2017 by Martha Batalha

Rio de Janeiro, anos 1940 Guida Gusm o desaparece da casa dos pais sem deixar not cias, enquanto sua irm Eur dice se torna uma dona de casa exemplar.Mas nenhuma das duas parece feliz em suas escolhas.A trajet ria das irm s Gusm o em muito se assemelha com a de in meras mulheres nascidas no Rio de Janeiro no come o do s culo XX e criadas apenas para serem boas esposas S o as nossas m es, av s e bisav s, invis veis em maior ou menor grau, que n o puderam protagonizar a pr pria vida, mas que agora s o as personagens principais do primeiro romance de Martha Batalha.Enquanto acompanhamos as desventuras de Guida e Eur dice, somos apresentados a uma gama de figuras fascinantes Z lia, a vizinha fofoqueira, e seu pai lvaro, s voltas com o mau olhado de um poderoso feiticeiro Filomena, ex prostituta que cuida de crian as Luiz, um dos primeiros milion rios da Rep blica e o solteir o Ant nio, dono da papelaria da esquina e apaixonado por Eur dice.Essas m ltiplas narrativas envolvem o leitor desde a primeira p gina, com ritmo e estrutura s lidos Capaz de falar de temas como viol ncia, marginaliza o e injusti a com humor, perspic cia e ironia, Marta Batalha acima de tudo uma excelente contadora de hist rias Uma promessa da nova literatura brasileira que tem como principal compromisso o prazer da leitura. Read A Vida Invisível de Eurídice Gusmão Author Martha Batalha – kino-fada.fr This is an extraordinary novel about the gifted and vivacious Euridice Gusmao, set in the Brazil and Rio of the 1940s through to the 1960s Euridice is the every woman of that period, and drawn from the women from the author s family, and the stories relayed in the book are rooted in truth Her childhood sees her having to accommodate those who could not bear or tolerate her talent and rail against her parents over their refusal to let her to take up an offer to develop her playing of the record This is an extraordinary novel about the gifted and vivacious Euridice Gusmao, set in the Brazil and Rio of the 1940s through to the 1960s Euridice is the every woman of that period, and drawn from the women from the author s family, and the stories relayed in the book are rooted in truth Her childhood sees her having to accommodate those who could not bear or tolerate her talent and rail against her parents over their refusal to let her to take up an offer to develop her playing of the recorder Her sister, Guida, is the opposite of Euridice, non academic, but isknowing of the world, fashion, make up, and boys The sisters are inseparable, supporting each other, until the day Guida leaves to elope with Marcus, a medical student from an elite family This changes everything in the family, the parents grieve over her loss and their suffering induces Euridice to become the good daughter, to marry Antenor and be the perfect and obedient wife to him, and to bury and...4.5 StarsIn the Dear Readers section at the beginning of this book, Martha Batalha, the author, notes that much of the stories woven into this thoroughly enjoyable debut novel actually did take place There are small historical snippets place within for you tofully feel, understand the place and time and tempo of this life And then she goes on to sayBut the parts of this book most faithful to the truth can be found in the lives of the two protagonists, Euridice and Guida Many like th 4.5 StarsIn the Dear Readers section at the beginning of this book, Martha Batalha, the author, notes that much of the stories woven into this thoroughly enjoyable debut novel actually did take place There are small historical snippets place within for you tofully feel, understand the place and time and tempo of this life And then she goes on to sayBut the parts of this book most faithful to the truth can be found in the lives of the two protagonists, Euridice and Guida Many like them can still be found They re the women who show up to Christmas parties and spend the bulk of their time sitting there quietly, with their napkins in their hands They re the first to arrive and the first to leave They discuss the seasoning of the cod croquettes, the numerous different desserts ...I just simply LOVED LOVED this book I love Euridice I love the writing style It s over the top but full of vibrant interesting unique characters that samba dance right off the page It incorporates touches of magical realism to add to the charm of this book This is undoubtedly a Brazilian feast of imagination bringing the colourful world of Rio alive with all it s wonderful customs and people to the literary page I m so excited that I was given the opportunity to read this book, what a sple I just simply LOVED LOVED this book I love Euridice I love the writing style It s over the top but full of vibrant interesting unique characters that samba dance right off the page It incorporates touches of magical realism to add to the charm of this book This is undoubtedly a Brazilian feast of imagination bringing the colourful world of Rio alive with all it s wonderful customs and people to the literary page I m so excited that I w...A rather charming story of two sisters in Rio in the 50s and 60s Euridice is clever and talented, but after her older sister Guida disappears, she abandons her dreams of a life in music to conform with her parents expectations of a conventional marriage.Her spoilt husband Antenor wants nothingfrom her than being the perfect housewife, but he cannot control her dreams or her mind, despite failing to support her projects or her dreams of a fulfilling life Meanwhile Guida, who appeared to h A rather charming story of two sisters in Rio in the 50s and 60s Euridice is clever and talented, but after h...At first I dismissed the writing style as meandering whimsy but after I d read the first few pages almost magically the book won me over completely This novel is a lovely affirmation of the bonds of family It s also...3.5 starsI am in two minds about this novel On one hand, it deals with the life of Euridice Gusmao, who finds herself stuck into the role of model wife and mother, but is bored and wonders if there sto life than cleaning, cooking and shopping Throughout the book she takes on with gusto different endeavours gourmet cooking and creating her own recipes but her dull, unimaginative husband kills her aspirations to publish it, because who d read something written by a housewife Later on 3.5 starsI am in two minds about this novel On one hand, it deals with the life of Euridice Gusmao, who finds herself stuck into the role of model wife and mother, but is bored and wonders if there sto life than cleaning, cooking and shopping Throughout the book she takes on with gusto different endeavours gourmet cooking and creating her own recipes but her dull, unimaginative husband kills her aspirations to publish it, because who d read something written by a housewife Later on, she becomes a very good seamstress Again, due to the husband s disapproving she sets that aside Eventually, she takes on writing You see, whatever Euridice does she does well and with passion Imagine all the things she could achieve if only she had free reign There were many things that rang true Some of the writing was quite cheeky and playful, I found that quite endearing But then, I sort of became disenchanted with t...My hands are mine and mine alone and I ll do whatever I want with them, and I want to use them to sew dresses and to point my finger in your face and tell you that my hands are mine alone and I ll do whatever I damn well please with themFrom THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF EURIDICE GUSMAO by Martha Batalha, translated from the Portuguese Brazil by Eric M B Becker 2016 in Brazil, 2017 in English by oneworldpublicationsIntimate and domestic life of 1940s 1950s middle class women in Rio de Janeiro My hands are mine and mine alone and I ll do whatever I want with them, and I want to use them to sew dresses and to point my finger in your face and tell you that my hands are mine alone and I ll do whatever I damn well please with themFrom THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF EURIDICE GUSMAO by Martha Batalha, translated from the Portuguese Brazil by Eric M B Becker 2016 in Brazil, 2017 in English by oneworldpublicationsIntimate and domestic life of 1940s 1950s middle class women in Rio de Janeiro a story of families, of missed opportunities, and of finding fulfillment Each character we meet gets a detailed back story, a context for why they do act th...This book was written so beautifully that I struggled to put it down in order to complete my every day tasks such as eating, sleeping etc Batalha serves up such touching and extraordinary characters here The format is fantastic and reminded me a bit of Elizabeth Strout, but withhumor An utterly striking narrative The women in this book learn to grow stronger day by day and do not give up on each other This is not a story of an invisible life but rather a story of an amazing life that This book was written so beautifully that I struggled to put it down in order to complete my every day tasks such as eating, sleeping etc Batalha serves up such touching and extraordinary characters here The format is fantastic and reminded me a bit of Elizabeth Strout, but withhumor An utterly striking narrative The women in this book learn to grow stronger day by day and do not give up on each other This is...Surprising, witty, quirky, and a little Garcia Marquez esque This was great.How do women cope with a life that restricts them How do they escape these restrictions How do they handle all the bossy nitwits the men around them This novel set in Brazil from the 40 s to the 60 s h...

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15 April 2017

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