Search Content
Brazilian novelist Julián Fuks on exile, identity and dictatorship
Acclaimed Brazilian author Julián Fuks spoke to Eleanor Wachtel about his award-winning novel Resistance, which explores the experience of his family who were forced to flee Argentina's dictatorship.
Brazil Inside Out, Pt. 1: with Ana Maria Machado and Sérgio Rodrigues
Today marks the beginning of a five-part series called Brazil Inside Out. Host Eleanor Wachtel traveled to Brazil to explore new perspectives on life in this vast, diverse country. The series will feature conversations with eight dynamic writers, filmmakers and theatre artists, offering the untold stories of Brazil. In the opening episode: Brazilians have just commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the beginning of the military dictatorship that ruled the country for 21 years. Although…
Brazil Inside Out, Pt. 3: with Bernardo Carvalho and Roberta Estrela D'Alva
Our special series on Brazil continues with novelist Bernardo Carvalho and writer, director, and performer Roberta Estrela D'Alva. Bernardo Carvalho takes readers deep into the heart of the Amazon. Roberta Estrela D'Alva brings theatre to the streets and captures the energy of the streets in her work.
Brazil Inside Out, Pt. 4: with Luís Fernando Veríssimo
Our "Brazil: Inside Out" series continues with Luís Fernando Veríssimo, a satirical novelist, columnist and cartoonist who is especially renowned for his charming literary mysteries.
Brazil Inside Out, Pt. 5: with Karim Aïnouz and Michel Laub
Tune in today for part five of the series Brazil Inside Out. Filmmaker Karim Aïnouz captures the arid landscape and machismo culture of Brazil's northeast in his work. His interest in sexual, race and class politics is reflected in his feature, Madame Sata, dramatizing the tumultuous life of the legendary flamboyant black performer, street fighter and criminal. Eleanor will also speak with Michel Laub, one of top names among the younger generation of Brazilian writers recently featured in a…
An interview with Brazilian author Moacyr Scliar
This week on Writers & Company, Eleanor Wachtel talks with Brazil's Moacyr Scliar. The author of Max and the Cats and The Centaur in the Garden tells wildly imaginative stories with wit and political astuteness.
Milton Hatoum on Ashes of the Amazon
Catch Brazilian writer Milton Hatoum this week on Writers and Company. He's the prize-winning author of The Brothers and A Tale of a Certain Orient. This week host Eleanor Wachtel talks with Hatoum about his new novel Ashes of the Amazon.