Ebook {Epub PDF} The Devil to Pay in the Backlands by João Guimarães Rosa

 · 'The Devil to Pay in the Backlands,' by João Guimarães Rosa. In this novel by Brazilian diplomat João Guimarães, an elderly man, Riobaldo, narrates the story of his life for the.  · The coin always has two faces. The Devil to Pay in the Backlands is a story of war and brutality on one side, and love on the other. Ah, Diodorim! Otacilia too, but let’s forget her, sir. Diodorim Reinaldo that man ‘like a soft haze’ who Riobaldo, Urutu Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. The Devil to Pay in the Backlandsby João Guimarães RosaTHE LITERARY WORK A novel set in the interior of Brazil around the turn of the twentieth century; published in Portuguese (as Grande sertao: veredas) in , in English in SYNOPSIS In his old age, a former backlands gunman spends three days telling a stranger the story of his adventures on the road, in an attempt to understand his.

The devil to pay in the backlands. [João Guimarães Rosa] Home. WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help. Search. Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for João Guimarães Rosa. Find more information about: OCLC Number: Description: pages: Other Titles: Grande sertao. Rosa, João Guimarães: Grande Sertão: Veredas () Paulo Moreira (Yale University) Genre: Novel. Country: Brazil. Grande Sertão: Veredas (translated as the The Devil to Pay in the Backlands) is arguably the greatest novel in Portuguese in the 20th century and one of the greatest from Latin America. "João Guimarães Rosa is sompletely the Melville-Faulkner-Rulfo-Joyce-Proust-Mann of Brazil. Only few English readers know it. A so-far proven translational impasse, Grande Sertão: Veredas, Guimarães Rosa's seminal and single novel, was only published in English once, in , and has since been out of print.

"João Guimarães Rosa is sompletely the Melville-Faulkner-Rulfo-Joyce-Proust-Mann of Brazil. Only few English readers know it. A so-far proven translational impasse, Grande Sertão: Veredas, Guimarães Rosa’s seminal and single novel, was only published in English once, in , and has since been out of print. Gran Serton: Veredas / The Devil to Pay in the Backlands: (El Libro De Bolsillo / The Pocket Book) (Spanish Edition) (Spanish) Paperback – J by Joao Guimaraes Rosa (Author). -João Guimarães Rosa. The Devil to Pay in the Backlandsis really a story about people. If one reads carefully, you’ll find many hidden gems strictly about the nature of people and the nature of life. One of the main sayings throughout the novel is that ‘living is a dangerous business’.