Chico Buarque’s work is subject of another book
With a career spanning fifty-eight years, Chico Buarque has composed 537 songs, recorded 1,302 tracks, released 50 albums (solo or collaborative, studio or live), written four plays, a novella, a book of short stories, and six novels. His next novel, "Bambino a Roma," is set to be published in August. This impressive body of work defines the legacy of the composer, playwright, and writer as he celebrates his 80th birthday with his family in Paris on Wednesday (Jun. 19).Buarque's extensive body of work is the focus of more than a dozen books, some of which are being launched during his octogenarian celebration. Among the authors is Adélia Bezerra de Meneses, a professor of literary theory at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) and the University of São Paulo (USP). She has authored...