Brazil (novel)

Brazil (novel)

infobox Book |
name = Brazil
title_orig =
translator =


image_caption =
author = John Updike
illustrator =
cover_artist =
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Novel
publisher = Alfred A. Knopf
pub_date = 1994
english_pub_date =
media_type = Print (Hardcover)
pages = 272 pp
isbn = ISBN 0679430717
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"Brazil" is a 1994 novel by the American author John Updike. It contains many elements of magical realism.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Brazil (disambiguation) — Brazil (country) is the largest country of Latin America.Brazil may also refer to:Historical states: * United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (1815 – 1825) * Empire of Brazil (1822 – 1889)Places:* Brazil, Indiana, a city in the… …   Wikipedia

  • The Boys from Brazil (novel) — The Boys from Brazil (1976) is a thriller novel by Ira Levin. It was subsequently made into a movie of the same name that was released in 1978. [cite web | url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077269/| title = The Boys from Brazil | publisher =… …   Wikipedia

  • BRAZIL — BRAZIL, South American federal republic; general population (est.) 183 million (2005); Jewish population 97,000. Jewish history in Brazil is divided into four distinct periods with a specific interval: (a) The presence of new christians and the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Brazil (mythical island) — Brazil, also known as Hy Brazil or several other variants, is a phantom island which features in many Irish myths. It was said to be cloaked in mist, except for one day each seven years, when it became visible but could still not be reached. It… …   Wikipedia

  • Brazil Red — ( fr. Rouge Brésil) is a 2001 French historical novel by Jean Christophe Rufin which recounts the unsuccessful French attempt to conquer Brazil in the 16th century, against a background of wars of religion and a rite of passage discovery of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Brazil (film) — Infobox Film name =Brazil imdb id =088846 amg id = 1:6977 writer =Terry Gilliam Tom Stoppard Charles McKeown starring =Jonathan Pryce Kim Greist Michael Palin Robert De Niro Katherine Helmond Bob Hoskins Ian Holm director =Terry Gilliam producer …   Wikipedia

  • The Boys from Brazil — may refer to:* The Boys from Brazil (novel), a 1976 novel by Ira Levin * The Boys from Brazil (film), a 1978 film based on the novel, starring Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier and James Mason …   Wikipedia

  • Macunaíma (novel) — Macunaíma is a 1928 novel by Brazilian writer Mário de Andrade. It is one of the founding texts of Brazilian modernism.The novel follows a young man, Macunaíma, a hero without a character, born in the Brazilian jungle and possessing strange and… …   Wikipedia

  • The Boys from Brazil (film) — Infobox Film name = The Boys from Brazil caption = Promotional poster for The Boys From Brazil. imdb id = producer = Martin Richards Stanley O Toole director = Franklin J. Schaffner writer = Ira Levin (novel) Heywood Gould (screenplay) starring …   Wikipedia

  • Culture of Brazil — Cultural map of the world according to the World Values Survey, describing Brazil as high in Traditional Values and relatively balanced between Survival and Self Expression values . The culture of Brazil presents a very diverse nature reflecting… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”