Ela Bittencourt is a writer, critic, and translator based in New York and in São Paulo, Brazil. She has written for various publications, including The Brooklyn Rail, Slant, Guernica, The L Magazine, and Reverse Shot. She tweets @Ela_Bittencourt.
“You’re standing alone at the entrance to the tunnel to an enchanting world, because you know something I can’t even put a name to. Something deeper and more ruthless than even I can understand.”