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Scliar, Moacyr

Overview
Works: 241 works in 786 publications in 12 languages and 8,345 library holdings
Genres: Magic realism (Literature)  Adventure fiction  Historical fiction 
Roles: Author of introduction
Classifications: pq9698.29.c54, 869.3
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37 editions published between and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 966 libraries worldwide
"Superb volume consists of Scliar's six collections of stories published between 1968-89, three of which have never before been rendered into English. Excellently translated, work conveys in fluent, evocative prose Scliar's enormous success in this difficult form. Stories range from biblical parables, through magical realism, to fantastic and humorous accounts. Concludes with a short autobiographical essay"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
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45 editions published between and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 501 libraries worldwide
"A novel of magical realism set in an early twentieth-century Jewish immigrant colony in southern Brazil"--Provided by publisher.
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21 editions published between and 1998 in 5 languages and held by 482 libraries worldwide
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16 editions published between and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 326 libraries worldwide
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20 editions published between and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 191 libraries worldwide
"Through the local children's imaginative fantasy of a pretend war, tells the story of the day-to-day survival of Jews in Porto Alegre, Brazil, during World War II. The first novel by Brazilian-Jewish author Moacyr Scliar; translated by David William Foster"--Provided by publisher.
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14 editions published between and 2001 in Portuguese and English and held by 182 libraries worldwide
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6 editions published between and 1989 in 3 languages and held by 155 libraries worldwide
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20 editions published between and 2008 in Portuguese and Spanish and held by 131 libraries worldwide
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17 editions published between and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 129 libraries worldwide
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10 editions published between and 1994 in Portuguese and English and held by 124 libraries worldwide
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12 editions published between and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 106 libraries worldwide
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16 editions published between and 2004 in Portuguese and French and held by 102 libraries worldwide
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26 editions published between and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 100 libraries worldwide
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3 editions published in in English and held by 92 libraries worldwide
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20 editions published between and 2001 in 4 languages and held by 92 libraries worldwide
Twenty-three brief stories describe a plan for extinction, hungry bears, a shipwrecked cow, a tiny dog, an aging superhero, a fishing contest, a gunfighter, and anonymous phone calls.
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2 editions published in in English and held by 91 libraries worldwide
Banished for promiscuity, Tieta returns to the seaside village of Agreste after twenty-six years. Thinking she is now a rich, respectable widow, her mercenary family welcomes her with open arms. But Tieta is forced to reveal her true identity in order to save the town's beautiful beaches from ugly development. For the only way she can stop the factory is to call upon her close connections in Säo Paulo's highest political and financial circles-as only the Madam of the city's ritziest bordello can.--Back cover.
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6 editions published between and 1993 in Portuguese and German and held by 86 libraries worldwide
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9 editions published between and 2001 in Portuguese and Undetermined and held by 79 libraries worldwide
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13 editions published between and 2002 in Portuguese and German and held by 76 libraries worldwide
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6 editions published between and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 75 libraries worldwide
 
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The collected stories of Moacyr Scliar
Alternative Names
Scliar, Moacir
Scliar, Moacir, 1937-2011
Scliar, Moacir Jaime
Scliar, Moacir Jaime 1937-2011
Scliar, Moacyr
Scliar, Moacyr Jaime, 1937-
Scliar, Moacyr Jaime 1937-2011
Languages
Portuguese (608)
English (68)
French (40)
Spanish (35)
German (26)
Undetermined (10)
Italian (6)
Hebrew (3)
Swedish (1)
Vietnamese (1)
Russian (1)
Czech (1)
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