Vastlands: The Crossing: A Novel

"A veritable linguistic tour de force." -Mario Vargas Llosa

For the first time in over sixty years, one of Latin America's greatest works of literature returns in a mesmerizing new translation by Alison Entrekin, featuring an introduction by Colm Tóibín.

First published in Brazil in 1956 and long hailed as one of the greatest works of world literature, Vastlands: The Crossing is João Guimarães Rosa's monumental novel of the sertão-the vast backlands where bandits, mercenaries, and mystics s...