Milton Hatoum, 57, grew up in Manaus, Brazil, and has written four novels set in the Amazon region. He studied architecture in São Paulo and literature in Paris before devoting himself to writing. His debut novel, Tale of a Certain Orient, was published in 1989. Cinzas do Norte (2005), translated as Ashes of the Amazon (Bloomsbury, 2009), has been longlisted for the 2010 International IMPAC Literary Award.

March 20, 2010

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