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Little Star of Bela Lua : Stories from Brazil
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Overview
A miraculous fish appears to an old woman in a small town in Northeast Brazil -- and so begins a series of comical, poignant, beautiful, and bizarre tales imagined by a remarkable storyteller whose singular voice resonates with lyrical grace.
Featuring an unforgettable cast of players such as a penitent priest who falls in love with a river spirit, an alcoholic alchemist plumbing the depths of his arcane knowledge for the mysteries of death and immortality, and a young beauty torn between Jesus and the lustful earth goddess who has possessed her since childhood, Little Star of Bela Lua is a rich and luminous collection of wonders that marks the arrival of a talented new voice in American fiction.
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- ISBN-13: 9780060899530
- ISBN-10: 0060899530
- Publisher: Harper Perennial
- Publish Date: July 2006
- Dimensions: 8.02 x 5.32 x 0.63 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.5 pounds
- Page Count: 256
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