“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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“Someone needs to invent some kind of contraption that can be placed into the brains of the unborn to prevent men from having deleterious thoughts. Knowing about your own death, for example, is a real hassle.” —From the newly translated obscene short story by late Brazilian smut-gardist Hilda Hilst’s “Crassus Agonicus,” Triple Canopy’s Issue 17, with English translation by Julia Powers and Lívia Drummond. Illustrations by André da Loba.
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“Someone needs to invent some kind of contraption that can be placed into the brains of the unborn to prevent men from having deleterious thoughts. Knowing about your own death, for example, is a real hassle.”

—From the newly translated obscene short story by late Brazilian smut-gardist Hilda Hilst’s “Crassus Agonicus,” Triple Canopy’s Issue 17, with English translation by Julia Powers and Lívia Drummond. Illustrations by André da Loba.

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