{"id":211942,"date":"2019-04-06T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=211942"},"modified":"2019-06-30T16:31:19","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T19:31:19","slug":"brazilian-anthology-to-come-out-this-month-in-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazilian-anthology-to-come-out-this-month-in-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian anthology to come out this month in Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The Arabic version of an anthology featuring work by 12 contemporary Brazilian writers will be released at the\u00a0Abu Dhabi International Book Fair<\/a>, from April 24 to 30 in the UAE. The book comprises previously unreleased work by Milton Hatoum, Marco Lucchesi, Maria Val\u00e9ria Rezende and Socorro Acioli, and previously released work by Raduan Nassar, Marcelo Maluf (pictured<\/em>), Ana Miranda, Youssef Miguel, Salim Miguel, Michel Sleiman, Luciana Savaget and Whisner Fraga.\u00a0The\u00a0Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is involved in the project.<\/p>\n

Writers Marcelo Maluf, Ana Miranda and Marco Lucchesi, the anthology\u2019s editor and project mastermind Mirna Queiroz, and organizer Leonardo Tonus will be in Abu Dhabi. Maluf is an upcoming Arab-descendant talent in Brazilian literature. Miranda and Lucchesi are part of the project\u2019s goal of also featuring non-Arab writers who are somehow emotionally attached or influenced by that part of the world. According to Mirna, the intention is to portray the breadth of Arab influence in Brazilian culture.<\/p>\n

The group will attend a launch event during the fair \u2013 the date is yet to be set. From 6 pm to 7 pm on the 27th<\/sup>, in the\u00a0Al Multaqa Literary Salon<\/a>\u00a0they will speak on so-called \u2018third culture,\u2019 i.e. the connection between art, science, technology and philosophy, and on dialogue between literati and scientists for the benefit of all mankind.<\/p>\n

The anthology includes excerpts from novels, tales, poems and unreleased texts. \u201cThe outcome has surpassed all expectations. We worked with top-notch professionals of the likes of Safa Jubran and Mamede Jarouche for the translation, Leonardo Tonus for organization, writers with different accents who deal with the subjects we wanted to tackle, like migration and otherness,\u201d says Mirna. Jubran and Jarouche are some of the most renowned Arabic translators in Brazil., and Tonus is a professor of Brazilian literature at Sorbonne University.<\/p>\n

According to Mirna, the goal is to captivate new Arab readers and engage in dialogue with them. She explains that the book\u2019s release is also a market-oriented event, since the featured writers could eventually have their full work released in the UAE. \u201cI am a firm believer in our literature, and I think it can perfectly communicate with Arab readers,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Online mag\u00a0Revista Pessoa<\/a>, which is in charge of the anthology project, is looking to get as many readers as it can into Brazilian literature. Mirna Queiroz is the magazine\u2019s editorial director. In addition to the Arab chamber, partners for the anthology include the Kalima Project for Translation of the\u00a0Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi<\/a>, whose goal is to increase availability of global literature in Arabic.<\/p>\n

The Arab Brazilian Chamber\u2019 lines of work include supporting and carrying out cultural initiatives designed to connect Arabs and Brazilians. \u201cThis project is in line with the Arab Chamber\u2019s mission of uniting Arab and Brazilian people, and there\u2019s nothing better than culture when it comes to making that connection. It\u2019s part of the Arab Chamber\u2019s policy to both take Brazilian culture \u2013 with a touch of Arabism \u2013 elsewhere, and to bring the culture of Arab countries into Brazil,\u201d Arab Chamber Culture director Silvia Antibas said of the anthology.<\/p>\n

Most of the featured authors are having their work released in Arabic for the first time. For Marcelo Maluf, it will be one of his first overseas incursions. One of his tales has been translated into Spanish, and his best-known book, A Imensid\u00e3o \u00cdntima dos Carneiros<\/em> (Portuguese for the Intimate Vastness of Lambs) is being translated into French. \u201cIt\u2019s a great joy to see my work translated into the language my grandfather used to speak, and which I unfortunately didn\u2019t learn,\u201d he told ANBA.<\/p>\n

In the book, Maluf turns invisible and visits his grandfather\u2019s home a year prior to his death, as he sits down to write his childhood memories. The grandfather, Assad Sim\u00e3o Maluf, moved from Lebanon to Brazil in the 1920s after two brothers of his were murdered by the Ottoman Empire. Due to the trauma of war, Assad stopped speaking Arabic and refrained from passing it down to his descendants in Brazil. \u201cI\u2019m tracing my way back to my grandfather\u2019s language through my work,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Maluf believes Arab readers will identify with many aspects of the anthology, but at the fair he hopes to learn what local readers think about his work. He would like to see A Imensid\u00e3o \u00cdntima dos Carneiros<\/em> translated into Arabic, and believes the trip could lead to that. He won the S\u00e3o Paulo Prize for Literature for new writers in 2016, and his book on his grandfather was a finalist for the Jabuti Award that same year, among other accolades.<\/p>\n

The Department of Culture and Tourism \u2013 Abu Dhabi will handle sales of the anthology\u2019s Arabic version. An e-book version will also be made available. According to Mirna Queiroz, the anthology will also get released in S\u00e3o Paulo, although no date has been set yet.<\/p>\n

Revista Pessoa <\/em>focuses on literature, Portuguese language and their connection with other forms of artistic expression. Issued online by publisher Mombak, it features articles, op-eds and chronicles. The magazine began releasing Brazilian anthologies about four years ago.<\/p>\n

Quick facts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
\nApril 24-30, 2019
\nAbu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE
\nFind out more here<\/a><\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

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