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Arca sem Noé - Histórias do Edifício Copan (2nd edition)

Arca sem Noé - Histórias do Edifício Copan , by Regina Rheda (2 nd edition. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Record, 2010), is a satirical yet poignant collection of eight short stories that take place in the iconic Edifício Copan, a mixed-use (mostly residential) building in the city center of São Paulo, Brazil. “In Rheda’s collection,” writes Prof. Christopher Dunn, “the Copan Building functions as a microcosm of urban Brazil, with a host of disparate and often desperate characters from many walks of life. (Introduction to First World Third Class and Other Tales of the Global Mix . University of Texas Press, 2005). Arca sem Noé – Histórias do Edifício Copan is Regina Rheda’s debut work in literature. It was first published in November 1994 by Editora Pauliceia. That same year, in December, the short story “O mau vizinho,” which opens this collection, won the Maison de L’Amérique Latine/Radio France Internationale award. The following year, Arca sem Noé won a Jabuti, the Brazilian national book award. In 2005, it was published in English translation as Stories from the Copan Building in the volume First World Third Class and Other Tales of the Global Mix by the University of Texas Press, w

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