Os dois maiores tradutores americanos de português e espanhol discutem a literatura latino-americana.
http://www.pen.org/audio_archive/Grossman_Rabassa.mp3
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Al Nite Lang, legendary editor of the What’s News column, was found dead in his house yesterday, said the New York Police Departament. People familiar with the situation said the cause of death was palm oil overdose. A spokesman from Dow Jones declined to comment. News Corp. stock fell 1.100,354/265%, dragging the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its lowest closing ever, at -1,890.93 points.
9.5.09
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A modernidade é um tema explorado pelos dois autores, mas com objetivos totalmente opostos. Para Wright, a modernidade é um elemento que redime e representa sua crença no progresso do mundo ocidental. Mas no conto “The Gilded Six-Bit”, de Hurston, a modernidade é uma força corruptora. Eis uma história que pode ser interpretada facilmente pelos moldes da tradicional narrativa de traição e perdão num relacionamento, mas cujo sobretom de crítica ao materialismo permeia o conto inteiro, a começar pelo ritual semanal do casal, em que o marido, ao chegar do trabalho, chacoalhava moedas e chocolates nos bolsos, inciando um jogo erótico complexo que simboliza o fato de que a felicidade no casamento é diretamente relacionada à capacidade do marido como provedor. Quando um charmoso homem do Norte chega à provinciana Eatonville, trazendo consigo a sedução da riqueza aparente e da modernidade urbana, ele impressiona tanto o marido que este acaba usando sua própria bela mulher para tentar se afirmar perante o novo “rival”.
Neste conto, Hurston critica não apenas a idealização do materialismo, mas também o comportamento da esposa, que permite ao marido usá-la como um objeto e dominá-la financeiramente, um tema que se repete na obra de Hurston. No clássico “Their Eyes Were Watching God” (1937), ou “Seus Olhos Viam Deus” em português, uma das poucas obras dessa geração publicadas no Brasil, Hurston descreveu as convenções sociais que aprisionavam as mulheres, mas ofereceu a libertação através do amor e da aventura.
Neste conto, Hurston critica não apenas a idealização do materialismo, mas também o comportamento da esposa, que permite ao marido usá-la como um objeto e dominá-la financeiramente, um tema que se repete na obra de Hurston. No clássico “Their Eyes Were Watching God” (1937), ou “Seus Olhos Viam Deus” em português, uma das poucas obras dessa geração publicadas no Brasil, Hurston descreveu as convenções sociais que aprisionavam as mulheres, mas ofereceu a libertação através do amor e da aventura.
Beware of the sucker's rally!
Do Financial Times
The granddaddy of all bear markets, 1929 –1932, had six false alarms with an average gain of 47 per cent. And Japan’s ongoing bear saw the Nikkei rise by at least a third four times in its first four years with 10 more false dawns since then.
Bear markets typically end with a whimper rather than a bang, casting doubt on the latest recovery according to Hussman Econometrics, which analysed numerous US market bottoms and bear market rallies. With the exception of the 1987 crash, the month before the lowest point of a downturn saw a gradual descent. By contrast, bear market rallies were preceded by steeper declines and had sharper rebounds. Another characteristic of bear market rallies has been modest volume on the rebound compared to the decline. The current recovery fits the pattern of bear market rallies in terms of volume and the “V” shape of the trough. Analysts at Bespoke Investment Group noted that there have been only seven other periods in the past 110 years with rallies of similar magnitude for the Dow. Three preceded the Great Depression, three came during the Depression and one in 1982.
The granddaddy of all bear markets, 1929 –1932, had six false alarms with an average gain of 47 per cent. And Japan’s ongoing bear saw the Nikkei rise by at least a third four times in its first four years with 10 more false dawns since then.
Bear markets typically end with a whimper rather than a bang, casting doubt on the latest recovery according to Hussman Econometrics, which analysed numerous US market bottoms and bear market rallies. With the exception of the 1987 crash, the month before the lowest point of a downturn saw a gradual descent. By contrast, bear market rallies were preceded by steeper declines and had sharper rebounds. Another characteristic of bear market rallies has been modest volume on the rebound compared to the decline. The current recovery fits the pattern of bear market rallies in terms of volume and the “V” shape of the trough. Analysts at Bespoke Investment Group noted that there have been only seven other periods in the past 110 years with rallies of similar magnitude for the Dow. Three preceded the Great Depression, three came during the Depression and one in 1982.
