Topless -Marta Medeiros

What to say about the woman who has just entered the list of my top writers? As most everything in life I got to know this author by chance.  I was talking to one of my students about the bad service we get when out shopping  and  Like as if I had said some magic word my student jumped up, ran to her room and came back with a book in hand holding what was soon to be my new precious treasure. I can attest that I am not a fan of reading cronicas (short stories) but this over here, oh they weren't short stories but yes golden glimpses coming out of a brilliant mind. So brilliant that she accepts her own faults and failures - and not only accepts them but exposes them in such a simple, witty yet deep way that makes you just totally fall in love for the author and her writtings. I would say Marta Medeiros is one hell of a woman in love with life and living and that is what she passes on when you read her books. She has something fascinating, polemic and thought provoking to say about any and every subject her mind comes up or is remembered of. So for those who might just be needing some infusion of spontaneity and smartness all in one batch take it! Marta Medeiros she is there for all who need it - you just need to pick up one of her books- I promise you there is no way you will be able to let it down.

Book Review: Martha Medeiros Em Topless, sem pudor algum, Martha Medeiros desnuda o dia-a-dia em 54 textos que revelam por que ela é conhecida como uma das mais importantes cronistas do Brasil. Ao olhar para o cotidiano, a escritora transforma o trivial em crônica, e a crônica em poesia da atualidade. Publicado primeiramente em 1997, a coletânea foi vencedora do Prêmio Açorianos de Literatura no ano seguinte. Como grande observadora e poeta que é, Martha Medeiros analisa, comenta e traz para o debate todas as normalidades e esquisitices do homem e da mulher moderna, com suas neuroses e anseios, medos e expectativas, fazendo um verdadeiro retrato de nossa época. Comenta filmes e livros, fala sobre o medo da morte, destrincha as agruras e as felicidades do casamento, tudo numa prosa ágil.