"The Cistern and other tales from the South" is a collection of fantastic tales, inspired in the folklore of Rio Grande do Sul and in the work of Simões Lopes Neto. The Iara, the Werewolf, the Headless Mule, the Devil and the Saci come together in this pages offering for readers of the whole world, five fantastic stories, full of Brazil.
The author, Simone Sauressig was born in Campo Bom (BR), in 1964. She made her debut in literature in 1987. She has several titles published in the genre of Fantasy with “The Night of the Great White Magic” (2007), “The Fortress of Crystal” (2007) and “The Game in the Board”. She was finalist of the Argos Award with the Scientific Fiction romance “B9”. She received the “Book of the Year – Long Narrative” award, given by the Gaucha Association of Writers, in 2011, by her romance “aurum Domini – The gold of the Missions” (2010). Her full and updated bibliography can be found at www.porteiradafantasia.com
The author, Simone Sauressig was born in Campo Bom (BR), in 1964. She made her debut in literature in 1987. She has several titles published in the genre of Fantasy with “The Night of the Great White Magic” (2007), “The Fortress of Crystal” (2007) and “The Game in the Board”. She was finalist of the Argos Award with the Scientific Fiction romance “B9”. She received the “Book of the Year – Long Narrative” award, given by the Gaucha Association of Writers, in 2011, by her romance “aurum Domini – The gold of the Missions” (2010). Her full and updated bibliography can be found at www.porteiradafantasia.com
