Brazil is showing more than 200 volumes, mostly in Portuguese, at its stand at the festival. In addition to literature and poetry, works on architecture, gastronomy, history and sport are among the books.
Brazilian literature has always strongly reflected changes in the country?s society, said Lima. Like the country?s society, its literature has been extraordinarily varied. Today?s literature is multi-faceted and cosmopolitan, he added.
Lima acknowledged the popularity of the Brazilian writer Paolo Coelho both in his home country and around the world, and he noted that many people have come to know Brazil better through the writer?s work, but he added that he wished deeper books could be just as popular.
Brazilian books have found the biggest success abroad in Spanish- and French-speaking countries. But just 3pc of the country?s literary output is translated. For this reason, the Brazilian National Library is supporting a translator scholarship programme that is also starting up in Hungary.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
