The Story of a Bean

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Astrid Cabral

Astrid Cabral (b. 1936, Manaus, Brazil) is a poet, critic, novelist, and diplomat who made a precocious literary debut with the celebrated Alameda in 1963. A well-known eco-activist, she is the author of numerous volumes of short stories and poetry, including Cage (2006; 2008), translated by Alexis Levitin. This story is reprinted from the anthology Literary Amazonia (2004), edited by Nicomedes Suárez-Araúz

Marguerite Itamar Harrison

Marguerite Itamar Harrison is Associate Professor of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at Smith College. Other Brazilian writers she has translated include Zulmira Ribeiro Tavares, Adriana Lunardi, and Luiz Ruffato