![]() ![]() A fluent Spanish speaker would have no problem reading the Portuguese text, but as far I can discover, there’s no way for a non-Portuguese speaker to read the 49th most popular book in Brazil. It became an instant bestseller and is currently #49 on Amazon Brazil’s fiction list.īefore I go on, I regret to say that I can’t find an English or Spanish translation. João Carlos Marinho solidified his place among Brazil’s greatest children’s writers with the 1969 publication of O Gênio do Crime. Writing a story that stays with a child for the rest of their lives, that’s the dream for children’s authors. ![]() My husband remembered this book instantly after forty years, and it wasn’t about ancient Rome. I recently asked my husband what his favorite books were as a kid and without hesitation he said “ O Gênio do Crime.” He couldn’t remember the author’s name, but he remembered in detail an ingenious system the kid detectives invented to tail a very tricky criminal. ![]()
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