Regina Rheda

Regina Rheda (1957) is a Brazilian author living in the United States. She is known for her prose fiction concerning urbanism, transnational migration, and animal rights. Before becoming a writer, she had worked with film, video and television. She earned the Jabuti prize for literature (1995) with her debut collection of short stories Arca sem Noé - Histórias do Edifício Copan, which was translated by Adria Frizzi and REYoung as Stories From the Copan Building, and included in the volume First World Third Class and Other Tales of the Global Mix (University of Texas Press). The most substantial segment in this volume is the title piece, a novel of discovery translated by David Coles and volume editor Charles A. Perrone. Analysts have underlined originality, wit and irony in her style. Rheda's work has interested scholars of Inter-American literature, Latin American literature, literature of Brazil, women writers, post-humanism, and veganism.

Translation of her works into English

• First World Third Class and Other Tales of the Global Mix. Contents include Arca sem Noé - Histórias do Edifício Copan (Stories from the Copan Builiding), the novel First World Third Class, and the short stories "The Enchanted Princess," "The Sanctuary," and "The Front." Austin: University of Texas Press, 2005. Translation: Charles A. Perrone, Adria Frizzi, REYoung and David Coles.
• "Miss Carminda and the Prince." Translation of the short story "Dona Carminda e o príncipe." Journal Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism. Smith College/Indiana University Press, Fall 2004. Translation: Lydia Billon.
• "The Sanctuary." Translation of the short story "O Santuário." Republished in the anthology Luso-American Literature: Writings by Portuguese-Speaking Authors in North America. Rutgers University Press, Summer 2011. Translation: Charles A. Perrone.

Original works in Portuguese

Novels and story collections

• Arca sem Noé - Histórias do Edifício Copan. (Short story collection). Rio: Record, 2010. The first edition appeared in 1994.
• Pau-de-arara classe turística. (Novel). Rio de Janeiro: Record, 1996.
• Amor sem-vergonha. (Short story collection). Rio de Janeiro: Record, 1997.
• Livro que vende. (Novel). São Paulo: Altana, 2003.
• Humana festa. (Novel). São Paulo: Record, 2008.

Participation in anthologies of various authors

• "O santuário." (Short story). In Pátria estranha. São Paulo: Nova Alexandria, 2002.
• "Dona Carminda e o príncipe." (Short story). In Histórias dos tempos de escola. São Paulo: Nova Alexandria, 2002.
• "A frente." (Short story). In Mais trinta mulheres que estão fazendo a nova literatura brasileira. Rio: Record, 2005.
• "The Sanctuary." (Short story). In Luso-American Literature: Writings by Portuguese-Speaking Authors in North America. Rutgers University Press, Summer 2011. Translation: Charles A. Perrone.

Translations into Portuguese

• Empty Cages - Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights, by Tom Regan (Jaulas vazias: encarando o desafio dos direitos animais. Porto Alegre: Lugano, 2006).
• Materials from professor Gary L. Francione's official website/blog Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach.

References

• Christopher Dunn: Introduction to First World Third Class and Other Tales of the Global Mix. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2005.
• Maria Cláudia André and Eva Paulino Bueno, editors. Latin American Women Writers: An Encyclopedia. New York: Routledge, 2008.
• Earl E. Fitz and Elizabeth Lowe. Translation and the Rise of Inter-American Literature. University Press of Florida, 2007.
• Coelho, Nelly Novaes. Dicionário crítico de escritoras brasileiras 1711-2001. São Paulo: Escrituras, 2002. p. 559.
• David William Foster. "Days and Nights at the Copan: Regina Rheda's Arca sem Noé". In Tradições portuguesas/Portuguese Traditions: In Honor of Claude L. Hulet. Edited by Frank Fagundes and Irene Maria F. Blayer.San Jose, Calif.: Portuguese Heritage Publications of California, 2007. 121-29.
• Prêmio Jabuti: 50 anos. São Paulo: Câmara Brasileira do Livro: Imprensa Oficial do Estado de São Paulo, 2008. [ISBN 978-85-7060-647-I]
• Kathy S. Leonard. Latin American Women Writers. Scarecrow Press, 2007. [ISBN 0810860155]
• Jairo Ferreira. Cinema de Invenção. Editora Max Limonad/Embrafilme, 1986.
• David William Foster. São Paulo: Perspectives on the City and Cultural Production. University Press of Florida, 2011.
• Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond. "Humana festa: zoo-romance interamericano e pós-escravista de Regina Rheda". In Pensar/escrever o animal: ensaios de zoopoética e biopolítica. Org.: Maria Esther Maciel. Santa Catarina: Editora UFSC, 2011.

External links

• Regina Rheda's site