Words, Stories & Languages. Palavras, Histórias e Línguas.
A beautiful Oriental tale retold by a Brazilian writer (and translated by myself). Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! God is the greatest! God is the greatest! When God created woman, he created also Fancy. Thus, one day Truth decided to visit a great palace. And it had to be the very palace in which lived sultan … Continue reading [Translated story] A Fable about the Fable
“Heralded are now the wars ‘Twixt France and Aragon; Woe is me! that I am old, In the wars I’ll be undone! That seven daughters have I But not a single male son!” ‘Tis here the youngest answers She’s full of resolution: “Let me have a horse and arms, I will be the male son.” … Continue reading [Translated poetry] The Maiden Who Went To War
Click for the English text Em seis linhas, Esopo nos mostra como quem domina os meios de comunicação muitas vezes reescreve a História. E vemos que cinco séculos antes de Cristo já existiam "fatos alternativos". Certa vez viajavam juntos um homem e um leão, discutindo qual dos dois era o mais forte. Ao fim da … Continue reading [Fábula de Esopo] O viajante e o leão [Aesop’s fable] The Traveller and the Lion
Isn't Henry Morton Robinson a writer to wonder at? In a passage published before, we have seen him use chess metaphors in a masterful way. Here we will look at some shorter metaphors, and one simile, also from his famous novel The Cardinal (yes, I admit it's his only work I have read). Check how … Continue reading [Writing tips] Examples of metaphors
Listen to Andersen's delightful satire of arrogant artists
A beautiful fantasy by Hans Christian Andersen. In the Garden of Paradise, beneath the Tree of Knowledge, bloomed a rose bush. Here, in the first rose, a bird was born. His flight was like the flashing of light, his plumage was beauteous, and his song ravishing. But when Eve plucked the fruit of the tree … Continue reading [Short tale] The Phoenix Bird
Let's enjoy two particularly poetic passages from Evelyn Waugh's masterpiece
Quando repetir uma ideia é a melhor estratégia. When repeating an idea is the best strategy.
Sometimes we are walking distractedly down a story when we stumble on a passage that is remarkable and precious. It's the case with Rudyard Kipling's Puck of Pook's Hill. The story of the Roman centurion is very enjoyable, but when we come to this piece of poetry, we are surprised and delighted to see a … Continue reading [Literary passage] A song to the Sun-god
O famoso poeta irlandês W. B. Yeats nos revela um aspecto da feminilidade
