International Literary Festival of Paraty to feature Russian literature
The balmy Paraty city, on Rio de Janeiro's coastline, will hold the International Literary Festival
Urbanism, communities, and Russian poetry and prose are some of the themes of the second day of FLIP, the International Literary Festival of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, on Thursday (July 31). The literature exhibit began Wednesday (30) and is in its twelfth edition. This year it pays tribute to the Brazilian author-cartoonist, Millôr Fernandes, known by Brazilians simply as “Millôr”.
The main program will feature nearly 50 authors from 15 countries. For the first time, Russia will be represented in the event as Vladimir Sorokin debates Russian literature with US essayist Elif Batuman.
In the opening debate on Wednesday, Art critic Agnaldo Farias extolled the relevance of the work of author Millôr Fernandes for Brazilian art. He mentioned erudition and irony as some of the elements in Millôr's graphic work, which he said was influenced by such renowned artists as Miró and Picasso from Spain, Paul Klee from Switzerland, and others. The critic rated some of the cartoons shown in his lecture as “pure visual poetry.”
On the sidelines, there will be debates on illustration, literature and society, public policies for reading, as well as book launches, theater readings, and film screenings. More than 200 activities will take place until Sunday (3). Organizers expect about 25,000 people to attend.
The events will be streamed live on http://www.flip.org.br/flip_aovivo_2014.php?idioma_new=I.
Translated by Mayra Borges
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