Spilt Milk (novel)

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Original title Leite Derramado Language Portuguese Publication date 2009 Originally published 25 March 2009 Page count 195 Published in english 2012		Translator Alison Entrekin Publisher Companhia das Letras Published in English 2012 Author Chico Buarque Country Brazil

Awards Portugal Telecom Prize for Literature Similar Chico Buarque books, Other books

Spilt Milk (original title in Portuguese: Leite Derramado) is a novel written by Chico Buarque.

Synopsis

A very old man is in a hospital bed. A member of a traditional Brazilian family, he presents the history of his family in a monologue addressed to his daughter, the nurses, and anyone else who will listen. He follows his family's path from his Portuguese ancestors, including a baron of the Empire, and a First Republic's Senator, down to his grandson, a youth from Rio de Janeiro. His family saga is characterized by social and economic decadence against the background of Brazilian history over the last two centuries.

Awards and Recognitions

Voted best book of 2009 by readers of O Globo.

2010 São Paulo Prize for Literature — Shortlisted in the Best Book of the Year category

Editions

Brazilian edition

Leite Derramado, São Paulo, SP: Companhia das Letras, 2009. ISBN 978-8-5359-1411-5

Translations

English translation by Alison Entrekin, Spilt Milk, New York, NY: Grove Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-8021-2008-3

French translation by Geneviève Leibrich, Quand je sortirai d'ici, Paris: Gallimard, 2011. ISBN 978-2-07-012817-4

German translation by Karin von Schweder-Schreiner, Vergossene Milch, Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer, 2013. ISBN 978-3-10-046331-9

Italian translation by Roberto Francavilla, Latte versato, Milano: Feltrinelli, 2010. ISBN 978-8-80-701803-9

Spanish translation by Ana Rita da Costa García, Leche derramada, Barcelona: Salamandra, 2010. ISBN 978-8-49-838340-9

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Synopsis

Awards and Recognitions

Editions

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