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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.
Luana Monteiro was born in Recife,
Brazil, and now lives in Madison, Wisconsin. This is her first
book.
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