Devi, Vimala. Monsoon. Tradução Paul Melo e Castro. Introdução Jason Keith Fernandes. London, New York, Calcutta: Seagull, 2019.
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Monsoon (2019) is an English translation of the short story book Monção (1963/2003) by the Goan Portuguese-speaking author, Vimala Devi, by the professor of Portuguese language literature Paul Melo e Castro (University of Glasgow). The book features an introduction written by Dr. Jason Keith Fernandes, a note on the translation by Melo e Castro and a glossary of terms in Concani, the official language of Goa, and in Portuguese, translated into English. For the literary value of the work and the quality of the translation, Monsoon appeared on The New York Times' 2019 Globetrotter List.
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