My World Is Not of This Kingdom

by João de Melo and Gregory Rabassa

Cadete the Healer and Sara the Saint; Barbaro the Pilgrim and the syphilitic priest, His Holiness Father Governo; the death and resurrection of Joao-Lazaro...all on the island in the middle of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097076524X
• ISBN13: 9780970765246
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Aliform Pub.
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Age Range: 19 years and up

Customer Reviews

Correction

I agree with the prior reviewer regarding the high rating for this special book, but I am compelled to point out (as I am from the Azores myself) that Portuguese people are not Hispanic.

Emotionally wrenching but very highly recommended

Flawlessly translated from the original Portuguese by Gregory Rabassa, My World Is Not Of This Kingdom is a major literary work by Joao de Melo that revolves around the history of a village in the Azores in which nigh-mythical figures live such as Sara the Saint, Cadete the Healer, Barbaro the Pilgrim, and others. Shock, emotion, the press of ruling authority, and harsh choices that divide make for an emotionally wrenching but very highly recommended narrative which will serve to introduce English readers to a significant Hispanic literary talent.