The Devil to Pay in the Backlands. "The Devil in the Street, in the Middle of the Whirlwind": Translated from the Portuguese by James L. Taylor and Harriet de Onis. Introduction by Jorge Amado

Post-World War II publishing in the United States saw a surge of interest and support for inter-American, or South American, literature in translation. Largely due to the efforts of Blanche Knopf, considered by many to be the soul of the publishing firm, and bolstered by her role in the US Good Neighbor Policy, many Second Generation Brazilian and other Latin American writers appeared in print in English for the first time, Garcia Marquez, Jorge Amado, Vargas LLosa, and Clarice Lispector, to name a few. "Grande Sertao, Veredas" or "The Devil To Pay in the Backlands," is considered a masterpiece of modernism, using neologisms and other linguistic constructs to summon for the first time, the authentic language of the people of the backlands of Brazil, posing challenges to the translator, yet boasting comparisons with Joyce's "Uysses" . G Rosa'was nominated for the Nobel Prize in 1967 but his sudden death that same year eclipsed his chances for the Prize. Fine in very good bright dust jacket with some toning edges and light wear extremities, closed tear top edge rear panel, tiny puncture lower spine, a handsome copy in mylar cover.…