Out of Earth by Sheyla Smanioto
First translation into English of Desesterro, the multiple prize-winning novel by Sheyla Smanioto first published in Brazil, 2015
Sheyla Smanioto was born in 1990 into a working-class family in Diadema, São Paulo state, which was then the most violent town in Brazil. In 2017 she was selected by Forbes magazine as one of the people under 30 making a difference in Brazil. With her two published novels, Desesterro (2015, appearing here as Out of Earth) and Meu corpo ainda quente (2020), she won the SESC, Biblioteca Nacional and Jabutí prizes, as well as being shortlisted for the São Paulo literature prize. Sophie Lewis is a translator and an editor. Working from Portuguese and French, she has translated numerous authors and she co-founded the Shadow Heroes translation workshops enterprise – www.shadowheroes.org. Sophie’s translations have been shortlisted for the Scott Moncrieff and Republic of Consciousness prizes, and longlisted for the International Booker Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781913861131 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913861139 |
| Title | Out of Earth |
| Author | Sheyla Smanioto |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | UEA Publishing Project |
| Year published | 2023-07-31 |
| Number of pages | 338 |
| Prizes | Winner of Premio Sesc de Literatura 2015, Runner-up for The Premio Jabuti (the "Tortoise Prize") 2016, Short-listed for The Premio Machado de Assis (the Machado de Assis Prize) 2016 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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