James Armour Young

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Gender	Male
Industry	Arts
Occupation	Writer and Translator
Location	Recife, Pernambuco
Introduction	I write about Brazilian football for The Independent, World Soccer and In Bed With Maradona websites, among others. Author of Your Life Is An Impossibility, a novel, and The Psychological Benefits of Exercise, a short story collection. Born in Belfast, I've lived in Brazil for longer than I care to remember.
Favorite Movies	Too many to mention, but the finest Brazilian film ever made is probably, definitely, Amarelo Manga.
Favorite Music	Tom Zé, Pavement, Stephen Malkmus, Milton Nascimento, Tom Zé, Gilberto Gil, Bill Callahan, Tom Zé, Bonnie Prince Billy. And Prince, of course.
Favorite Books	Don Quixote, The Sportswriter, Independence Day, Confederacy of Dunces, Nelson Rodrigues (anything), A Death In Brazil, Clarice Lispector (anything), Amy Hempel, Graham Greene, Alice Munro, Richard Yates, Raymond Carver, Your Life Is An Impossibility, John Cheever, Ryszard Kapuściński, Jose Saramago.