Enigmas of Spring [Paperback]

Majnun lives his life online in his grandparents' well-appointed home in the Brazilian capital. No school, no work--just bored in Brasilia. After falling in love with a married woman, however, he flees to Madrid with friends, intent on, well . . . something. Writing a historical novel about medieval Spain? Or perhaps converting to Islam and heading to North Africa? As Majnun floats through the crowds of Catholics, through encounters with legitimate medievalists, through romances, friendships, mosques, and palaces, his vague interests threaten to boil over into violent, even deadly action.Enigma's of Springis longlisted for the Brazilian Booker, prize for Novel of the Year, the 2016 Pr??mio S??o Paulo de Literatura

Among our country's greatest authors. Brazil is summed up in his pages. -Moacyr Scliar-In August 2016,Enigmas of Springmade the longlist for the 2016 Pr??mio S??o Paulo de Literatura, the Brazilian Booker prize, for Novel of the Year

-A former diplomat to the United States, Almino has taught Brazilian literature at a number of prestigious American universities, including UC Berkeley, Stanford, and the University of Chicago.

-His many awards include the 2003 Casa de las Americas Award and the 7th Passo Fundo Literary Biannual Zaffari & Bourbon Award in 2011.