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Autobiography of red

of Anne Carson

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Synopsis

Geryon is a sensitive boy, but also a winged red monster. In this autobiography, he recounts his life from the age of five. In his youth, after suffering sexual abuse from his older brother and having an affectionate but distant mother, Geryon falls in love with Heracles. Years later, on a trip to Argentina, he reunites with his former lover, and they both leave for Peru, accompanied by the young Ancash. In this novel in verse, which challenges gender boundaries, Anne Carson recreates, in the present day, the Greek myth of Geryon, a monster that Heracles—or Hercules, as he is also known—kills as part of his twelve labors.

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why we recorded it

Canadian Anne Carson is one of the most celebrated contemporary writers. In “Autobiography of Red,” her best-known work, Carson combines her various crafts—essayist, poet, translator, Hellenist—to compose a novel that is at once moving and thought-provoking, erudite and accessible. Here, the author revisits the myth of Geryon, as told by the obscure Greek poet Stesichorus, whose work survives only in fragments, who recounted, from the monster’s point of view, the story of one of Heracles’ victims, challenging Greek narrative conventions. The poet, our contemporary, also continues to challenge current clichés and norms, in the light of authors such as Gertrude Stein and Emily Dickinson, whom she quotes in this bold book, translated by Ismar Tirelli Neto.
The audiobook version of the work, produced under an exclusive license granted by Editora 34, was recorded by Bianca Comparato, who gave a beautiful performance, attentive to the various nuances of this unique text.

Anne Carson read by Bianca Comparato

Bianca Comparato is an actress, screenwriter, and producer. She is the founder of South, which was created to bring Brazilian productions and directors to the world. After three years of forming a team, developing projects, and purchasing rights, South launched its first project in October 2024: an audio series in partnership with Audible and indigenous activist Daiara Tukano, the feature film MIRANHA. She is a member of the International Emmy Awards, the Platino Awards, and the Brazilian Film Academy. She has won the APCA, the Grande Otelo Award, and the Vozes Award in 2024. She has worked with Rede Globo, Star+, ABC Networks (Grey’s Anatomy), MTV (A Menina Sem Qualidades, directed by Felipe Hirsch), Globoplay, TVI Portugal, and Netflix, where she starred in the streaming service’s first Brazilian series, 3%. She was awarded the APCA for the series In Treatment/Sessão de terapia (GNT, directed by Selton Mello) and nominated for the Grande Othelo Award for João sem Deus (directed by Marina Person). She wrote and directed the documentary Elogio da Liberdade about the immortal Rosiska Darcy de Oliveira. In 2025, she will release Tremembé on Prime Video, while filming the new Netflix series, Furia, about the world of MMA.

author Anne Carson

Canadian Anne Carson is one of today’s most renowned and award-winning authors, whether as a Hellenist, essayist, art critic, translator, or, above all, poet. Among her awards are the Lannan Literary Awards, the Pushcart Prize, the Griffin Trust Award for Excellence in Poetry, and the MacArthur “Genius” Award.

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