Book Review: "Melo e Castro, Paul, editor. Lengthening Shadows: An Anthology of Goan Short Stories Translated from Portuguese.2 vols. Goa 1566 and Golden Heart Emporium, 2016."

Authors

R. Benedito Ferrão, William & MaryFollow

Document Type

Article

Department/Program

English

Department

Asian & Pacific Islander American Studies

Journal Title

Journal of Lusophone Studies

Pub Date

6-2017

Volume

2

Issue

1

First Page

212

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

In translating and compiling the 45 stories in this double volume, editor Paul Melo e Castro showcases the legacy of the Portuguese short story from erstwhile Goa Portuguesa. Between 1510 and 1961, Goa was the capital of Luso-Asia and the Estado da Índia Portuguesa. For Melo e Castro, the anthology functions as "the autopsy of a dead literature," focused as it is on a corpus that spans the period between 1864 and 1987 (8).

Recommended Citation

Ferrão, R. Benedito, Book Review: "Melo e Castro, Paul, editor. Lengthening Shadows: An Anthology of Goan Short Stories Translated from Portuguese.2 vols. Goa 1566 and Golden Heart Emporium, 2016." (2017). Journal of Lusophone Studies, 2(1), 212-214.
https://doi.org/10.21471/jls.v2i1.165

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21471/jls.v2i1.165