{"title":"Itamar Viera Júnior","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItamar Viera Júnior\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling journey through contemporary life with his fiction, marked by rich characterisation and thoughtful exploration of human nature. His work, exemplified by titles like \u003cem\u003eCrooked Plow\u003c\/em\u003e, delves into the complexities of personal and societal struggles with poetic insight and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect narratives that balance subtlety and intensity, weaving everyday realities with profound themes. Viera Júnior's storytelling invites reflection, revealing the intricate layers beneath ordinary experiences and the resilience of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"crooked-plow-by-itamar-viera-junior-9781839766404","title":"Crooked Plow","description":"\u003ci\u003e'I heard  our grandmother asking what we were doing.'\"Say something!\" she demanded, threatening to tear out our tongues. Little did she know that one of us was holding her tongue in her hand.'\u003c\/i\u003e\n\nDeep in Brazil's neglected Bahia hinterland, two sisters find an ancient knife beneath their grandmother's bed and, momentarily mystified by its power, decide to taste its metal. The shuddering violence that follows marks their lives and binds them together forever. \n\nHeralded as a new masterpiece and the most important Brazilian novel of this century,  this fascinating and gripping story about the lives of subsistence farmers in the Brazil's poorest region, three generations after the abolition of slavery in that country is at once fantastic and realist, covering themes of family, spirituality, slavery and its aftermath and political struggle.","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932138750188,"sku":"9781839766404","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781839766404-crooked-plow.jpg?v=1783853790"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/itamar-viera-junior.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}