Luís Afonso - O Quadro da Mulher Sentada a Olhar para o Ar com Cara de Parva

Luis Afonso returns with six short stories, which he insists on calling “stupid.”

This is, of course, a case of poetic inaccuracy, as they are anything but: intelligent in their narrative structure, told in a crisp, stripped-down language that cuts to the bone, crafting unique characters from a sharp sense of observation. O Quadro da Mulher Sentada a Olhar para o Ar com Cara de Parva belongs, rather, to the long tradition of the absurd. In this case, a good-natured absurdity. Though, once the dust from the laughter settles, a bitter aftertaste begins to emerge.