Lit in Translation

Edney Silvestre

Born 1950 · Brazil

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Jabuti 2010 · Winner

    If I Close My Eyes Now

    Se Eu Fechar os Olhos Agora

    Edney Silvestre · 59 when first published

    Novel · 318 pages · Crime, Coming of age, Politics

    AI-generated summary:In 1961, two boys cutting school in a sleepy town in Rio de Janeiro state stumble on a young woman's mutilated body, and doubt the official story that her husband did it.