Open AccessMelo e Castro, Paul, editor. Lengthening Shadows: An Anthology of Goan Short Stories Translated from Portuguese. 2 vols. Goa 1566 and Golden Heart Emporium, 2016.
Author(s) -
R. Benedito Ferrão
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of lusophone studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.1
H-Index - 2
ISSN - 2469-4800
DOI - 10.21471/jls.v2i1.165
Subject(s) - portuguese , capital (architecture) , history , humanities , art history , art , ancient history , philosophy , linguistics
In translating and compiling the 45 stories in this double volume, editor Paul Melo e Castro showcases the legacy of the Portuguese short story from erstwhile Goa Portuguesa. Between 1510 and 1961, Goa was the capital of Luso-Asia and the Estado da Índia Portuguesa. For Melo e Castro, the anthology functions as "the autopsy of a dead literature," focused as it is on a corpus that spans the period between 1864 and 1987 (8).