#thedeviltopayinthebacklands

[lukaminski]

"Quand on vit, on apprend; mais ce qu'on apprend, en plus, c'est juste pour poser d'autres questions plus importantes." "Living, you learn; but what you learn, more, is just to ask other bigger questions." “Vivendo, se aprende; mas o que se aprende, mais, é só a fazer outras maiores perguntas" (p.284 - Grande Sertão Veredas - João Guimarães Rosa) Foto: Satisfação após a última aula do dia. #guimaraesrosa #grandesertaoveredas #diadorim #thedeviltopayinthebacklands #viver #vie #life #aprender #apprend #learn #perguntas #questions #sorriso #sourire #smile #verde #unhasverdes https://www.instagram.com/p/CGi_2fcAybqE9ifmDALYDOvTchwT0i2dwgDx3s0/?igshid=1i6y4kvi1ur7

[alicemartinsfaustino-blog]

#TheDeviltoPayintheBacklands is a #novel published in 1956 by the #brazilianwriter #JoãoGuimarãesRosa. The original title refers to the veredas - small paths through #wetlands usually located at higher altitudes characterized by the presence of grasses and buritizais, groups of the buriti palm-tree (Mauritia flexuosa),[1] that criss-cross the #sertão region in northern #MinasGerais as a #labyrinthine net where an outsider can easily get lost, and where there is no single way to a certain place, since all paths interconnect in such a way that any road can lead anywhere. The combination of its size, linguistic oddness and polemic themes caused a shock when it was published, but now it is widely regarded as one of the greatest works of #brazilianliterature and one of the most important novels of #portuguese language literature and #SouthAmerican #literature. #Woodcut #Illustration by #PotyLazarotto | #Xilogravura #Ilustração por #Poty

#mirroreffect #artrestoration #oldbooks #50s #guimaraesrosa #grandesertaoveredas #minasgerais #brazil #brazilianart #vintageillustration #bulls #cowboys (em Minas Gerais)

[at-low-tide-blog]

Then I learned something that stood me in good stead later on: I discovered that when I felt that way in the morning, angry with someone, all I had to do was to start thinking of someone else, and I became instantly and equally as angry with that one, too. Everybody, one after another, who entered my mind, I would begin to feel hatred toward them in the same way, even though they were my friends and I had neither grievance nor complaint against them. But the sediment in my thought roiled my memories, and I would conclude that what someone had said to me one day had been meant to offend me, and I would put a wrong interpretation on all conversations and actions. Would you believe it? And it was then that I hit upon the real truth: that the anger which burned within me was mine and mine alone, something unrestrained and blind. A person could not be held to blame if I chose to parade him in my thoughts. Nowadays, when I meditate more deeply on this hidden phase of life, I keep asking myself: can the same thing be true, too, of the intoxication of love? Nonsense. You must forgive me again. But, on that occasion, I remembered a bit of advice which Zé Bebelo had given me one day, at Nhanva, which was that while at times it was necessary to pretend that one is angry, one must never give way to anger itself, because when one harbors anger against another, it is the same as permitting that person to control our thoughts and emotions, which obviously is a surrender of sovereignty, and great foolishness as well…..I felt at peace – with joy in my heart – as if I were thankful for having received a warning.

The Devil to Pay in the Backlands by Joao Guimaraes Rosa

[eating-their-words]

I usually read only one book at a time but got myself into this #currentlyreading situation. I still need to finish up Grande Sertão which is slow reading, still working my way through Proust, and HAD to pick up Shuggie Bain on @dsweet _library 's recommendation (honestly Darryl you should be getting commission on these sales 😉). For the third year in a row I'm putting all my eggs in one basket and reading only one book off the Booker shortlist. From what I've read so far I think it has good chance to win. Have you read any of these? ~ #grandesertão #joãoguimarãesrosa #theguermantesway #proust #marcelproust #arememberanceofthingspast #insearchoflosttime #thedeviltopayinthebacklands #shuggiebain #douglasstuart #bookerprize #bookershortlist #bookerprize2020 (had trouble sharing IG posts for a while - catching up on old posts this into is from Nov 2020) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHIOau1AE_0/?utm_medium=tumblr