Following his short story collection
He is the author of three novels as well as books on Jean Genet (translated as The Last Genet: A Writer in Revolt) and Marcel Duchamp
How far can a man be driven by the grief and despair surrounding the death of his child
Language and logic are pushed to their farthest extremes in one of Chevillard’s funniest novels yet
but he’s also been compared to James Joyce for his ex-pat-like ruminations on his homeland
The Poor aphorisms Following his short story collectionThe Poor (Os Pobres, 1906), by Portuguese author Raul Brando, is a powerful tribute to the underclasses. Inno vative thematically and stylistically, the novel consists of loosely connected vignettes on two narrative levels: the lives of prostitutes, where the inexorable need for love is transformed into a means for survival; and the life of Gebo, a seemingly slovenly man, with neither sentiment nor intelligence. The Poor (Os Pobres, 1906), by