Spilt Milk (novel)

Spilt Milk (original title in Portuguese: Leite Derramado) is a novel written by Chico Buarque.

Spilt Milk
AuthorChico Buarque
Original titleLeite Derramado
TranslatorAlison Entrekin
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
PublisherCompanhia das Letras
Publication date
2009
Published in English
2012
Pages195

Synopsis

A very old man is in a hospital bed. A member of a traditional Brazilian family, he presents the history of his family in a monologue addressed to his daughter, the nurses, and anyone else who will listen. He follows his family's path from his Portuguese ancestors, including a baron of the Empire, and a First Republic's Senator, down to his grandson, a youth from Rio de Janeiro. His family saga is characterized by social and economic decadence against the background of Brazilian history over the last two centuries.

Awards and Recognitions

Editions

Brazilian edition

  • Leite Derramado, São Paulo, SP: Companhia das Letras, 2009. ISBN 978-8-5359-1411-5

Translations

  • English translation by Alison Entrekin, Spilt Milk, New York, NY: Grove Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-8021-2008-3
  • French translation by Geneviève Leibrich, Quand je sortirai d'ici, Paris: Gallimard, 2011. ISBN 978-2-07-012817-4
  • German translation by Karin von Schweder-Schreiner, Vergossene Milch, Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer, 2013. ISBN 978-3-10-046331-9
  • Hebrew translation by Erela Talenberg Lerer, חלב שנשפך, Israel, Xargol Books, Ltd., 2017 ISBN 978-965-560-033-9
  • Italian translation by Roberto Francavilla, Latte versato, Milano: Feltrinelli, 2010. ISBN 978-8-80-701803-9
  • Spanish translation by Ana Rita da Costa García, Leche derramada, Barcelona: Salamandra, 2010. ISBN 978-8-49-838340-9

References

  1. "'Leite derramado', de Chico Buarque, é o melhor livro de 2009 para leitores do site". O Globo. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  2. MARCO RODRIGO ALMEIDA (29 May 2010). "Prêmio São Paulo de Literatura divulga finalistas". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 6 April 2013.


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