{"product_id":"macunaima-by-mario-de-andrade-9781804270264","title":"Macunaíma","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere at last is an exciting new translation of the modernist Brazilian epic \u003cem\u003eMacunaíma\u003c\/em\u003e, by Mário de Andrade. This landmark novel from 1928 has been hugely influential. It follows the adventures of the shapeshifting Macunaíma and his brothers as they leave their home in the northern Amazon for a whirlwind tour of Brazil, cramming four centuries and a continental expanse into a single mythic plane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving lost a magic amulet, the hero and his brothers journey to São Paulo to retrieve the talisman that has fallen into the hands of an Italo-Peruvian captain of industry (who is also a cannibal giant).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten over six delirious days—the fruit of years of study—\u003cem\u003eMacunaíma\u003c\/em\u003e magically synthesises dialect, folklore, anthropology, mythology, flora, fauna, and pop culture to examine Brazilian identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis brilliant translation by Katrina Dodson has been many years in the making and includes an extensive section of notes providing essential background information for this magnificent work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46531946217708,"sku":"9781804270264","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10716943482830.jpg?v=1749294861","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/macunaima-by-mario-de-andrade-9781804270264","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}