“One of her primary intentions is to baffle and repulse, by way of style as much as content; of course, by even naming that intention here, we’ve undermined it. Therefore, to keep the spirit of Hilst’s work alive, as you read you must continually ask yourself (as one of the characters in “Crassus Agonicus” does): ‘Is it metaphysical or a big fuck fest?’”—Translators Julia Powers and Lívia Drummond Brazilian Poet Hilda Hilst, 1930–2004 Her short story “Crassus Agonicus” appears in Triple Canopy’s Issue 17.
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“One of her primary intentions is to baffle and repulse, by way of style as much as content; of course, by even naming that intention here, we’ve undermined it. Therefore, to keep the spirit of Hilst’s work alive, as you read you must continually ask yourself (as one of the characters in “Crassus Agonicus” does): ‘Is it metaphysical or a big fuck fest?’”—Translators Julia Powers and Lívia Drummond

Brazilian Poet Hilda Hilst, 1930–2004

Her short story “Crassus Agonicus” appears in Triple Canopy’s Issue 17.

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