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urn:uuid:f5893de5-e698-4086-985e-ae6f47512d46 03 01 01 urn:uuid:f5893de5-e698-4086-985e-ae6f47512d46 15 9781805117506 06 10.11647/OBP.0500 00 EB E107 10 Creative Commons License 02 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ 01 01 Broken Illness and Disability in Antônio Francisco Lisboa, Camilo Castelo Branco, Clarice Lispector, Victor Willing, Paula Rego and Ana Palma 1 A01 Maria Manuel Lisboa First edition. 01 eng 00 230 03 93 DSB 10 LIT004280 04 NX650.D59 B2 Visual Arts 93 AGB 10 LIT004290 B2 Psychology and Psychoanalysis B2 History 93 MBX 10 SOC032000 93 JBFM B2 Literature 93 JBSF11 01 06 03 00 'Broken: Illness and Disability in Antônio Francisco Lisboa, Camilo Castelo Branco, Clarice Lispector, Victor Willing, Paula Rego and Ana Palma' traces the lives and works of six major artists and writers from Portugal, Brazil, and Britain through the lens of 'being broken'—in body, mind, or both. Spanning from the eighteenth century to the present, the volume explores how sociopolitical and somatic factors such as mental illness, psychological abuse, arthritis, genital mutilation, and multiple sclerosis shaped their creativity, while also reflecting broader national, social, sexual, and political pressures. Engaging both literature and visual art, the book offers an original and provocative perspective that unsettles conventional narratives of health, gender, and identity in Lusophone and transnational contexts. By situating canonical figures alongside emerging voices, 'Broken' bridges generations and disciplines, revealing how art and fiction transform experiences of illness and disability into critical insights on society, history, and power. 04 00 Acknowledgements Author’s Biography List of Illustrations A Note on Texts, Translations and Images Introduction: Faulty Merchandise 1. Little Cripples: Antônio Francisco Lisboa (‘O Aleijadinho’) 2. Camilo Castelo Branco’s A brasileira de Prazins: ‘When in Danger or in Doubt, Run in Circles, Scream and Shout’ 3. ‘I Know Where You Were Last Night’: Clarice Lispector or When Stars Become Supernovas 4. Victor Willing: Being There 5. Paula Rego: A Brick through a Window Never Comes with a Love Note 6. Menstrous/Monstrous: Bleeding, Amenorrhea and Feminine Hygiene in the Art of Ana Palma and Paula Rego INTERVIEWS AND RECOLLECTIONS Interview with Lila Nunes Interview with Ana Palma In memoriam: Paula Rego and the Stories Left Untold Helder Macedo (Translated by Maria Manuel Lisboa) Index 20 00 Open Access Open Book Publishers 01 Open Book Publishers 16 University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK 04 01 20251211 2025 06 15 9781805117483 06 15 9781805117490 06 15 9781805117506 06 15 9781805117520 06 15 9781805117513 09 Open Book Publishers 02 Publisher's website: web shop https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/OBP.0500 99 01 09 Open Book Publishers 29 Publisher's website: download the title https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0500.pdf 99 01