"Collected articles by sharp-witted and sharp-tongued columnist aspire to condition of crônica as popular genre. Spanning 1960s-90s, works illustrate what one observer calls 'the art of political communication.' Novelist Antonio Callado notes utility of collection as historical vision of modern Brazil. Others compare author to Portuguese chroniclers of early colonial period"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

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