The Gods of Raquel

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Ballantine Books, 1988 - Fiction - 119 pages

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The Gods of Raquel
Moacyr Scliar
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Alberto Avenida Beatriz bedroom belly Bento Gonçalves Bernardo bird Brazil chest convent school crazy creatures dark Débora devil door earthworm Eloah everything eyes face feel Ferenc fingers Francisco and Isabel gaze ghetto Jews girl GODS OF RAQUEL hand head hell Hungary Iemanjá inside Ipanema Jehovah knock Latin laughed leave look loonies mannequin Maria meat mental asylum Moacyr Scliar morning mother motionless night orange juice pai-de-santo parents pedal boats pillar of eternity Pinkie Pôrto Alegre Rajá Raquel remains Raquel would say Raquel's father reply rice runs São Paulo says Miguel says Raquel scream shouts silent Sister Teresa sitting sleep slowly smile standing stare stop street dogs streets of Partenon synagogue talk taxi tears tell temple Teresópolis There's thing Tramandaí turns Virgin Vulcão store waiting walks watch window woman

About the author (1988)

Scliar was born and still lives in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. A physician since 1962, Scliar started his career as a writer telling stories about his experiences as a young doctor. He is a prolific writer and has produced more than 10 novels, many of which have won literary prizes. He studied at the Yiddish College in Porto Alegre and went to a Catholic school for his secondary studies. This childhood experience provided the imaginative background for many of his stories. His writing has much of what he called "his Jewishness": "As much as possible I live in peace with my Jewishness. I have extracted from it what it has of the best: fantasy, ethical substance, and above all, humor" (Escrever & Viver). The Centaur in the Garden is a story about a centaur who is Brazilian and Jewish, a fantasy of the half-horse, half-human child who grows into adulthood in search of his identity.

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TitleThe Gods of Raquel
AuthorMoacyr Scliar
Editionreprint
PublisherBallantine Books, 1988
ISBN0345353579, 9780345353573
Length119 pages
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