Ignacio de Loyola Brandao began his career writing film reviews and went on to work for one of the principal newspapers in Sao Paulo. Initially banned in Brazil, his novel Zero went on to win the prestigious Brasilia Prize and become a controversial bestseller. Brandao is the author of more than a half-dozen works of fiction, including Zero, Teeth Under the Sun, Angel of Death, and The Good-Bye Angel. Thomas Colchie is an acclaimed translator, editor, and literary agent for international authors. He is the editor of "A Hammock Beneath the Mangoes," He has written for the "Village Voice" and "The Washington Post," His translations include Manuel Puig's "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and (with Elizabeth Bishop, Gregory Rabassa, and Mark Strand) Carlos Drummond de Andrade's "Travelling in the Family,"

Ignacio de Loyola Brandao began his career writing film reviews and went on to work for one of the principal newspapers in Sao Paulo. Initially banned in Brazil, his novel Zero went on to win the prestigious Brasilia Prize and become a controversial bestseller. Brandao is the author of more than a half-dozen works of fiction, including Zero, Teeth Under the Sun, Angel of Death, and The Good-Bye Angel. Thomas Colchie is an acclaimed translator, editor, and literary agent for international authors. He is the editor of "A Hammock Beneath the Mangoes," He has written for the "Village Voice" and "The Washington Post," His translations include Manuel Puig's "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and (with Elizabeth Bishop, Gregory Rabassa, and Mark Strand) Carlos Drummond de Andrade's "Travelling in the Family,"

Ignacio de Loyola Brandao began his career writing film reviews and went on to work for one of the principal newspapers in Sao Paulo. Initially banned in Brazil, his novel Zero went on to win the prestigious Brasilia Prize and become a controversial bestseller. Brandao is the author of more than a half-dozen works of fiction, including Zero, Teeth Under the Sun, Angel of Death, and The Good-Bye Angel. Thomas Colchie is an acclaimed translator, editor, and literary agent for international authors. He is the editor of "A Hammock Beneath the Mangoes," He has written for the "Village Voice" and "The Washington Post," His translations include Manuel Puig's "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and (with Elizabeth Bishop, Gregory Rabassa, and Mark Strand) Carlos Drummond de Andrade's "Travelling in the Family,"