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    The Marble Army

    By Gisele Firmino

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    An intimate family epic that's also a primer on modern Brazil - with strong headline ties to the Rio 2016 Olympics and the epicenter of the Ziko virus. This lyrical novel lends deep-felt context on Brazil's place on the current world stage.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOutpost19
    Release dateMar 1, 2016
    ISBN9781937402808
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    The Marble Army
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    Gisele Firmino

    Gisele Firmino earned a BA from Pepperdine University and an MFA in Fiction from Queens University of Charlotte. Born and raised in the south of Brazil, Gisele’s writing has appeared in such journals as Expressionists and Rose & Thorn. She works as a freelance translator and lyricist and is also the founding locale coordinator for Queens University’s MFA in Creative Writing: Latin America. She currently divides her time between Brazil and the United States. The Marble Army is her first novel.

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