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Esau and Jacob is the last of Machado de Assis's four great novels. At one level it is the story of twin brothers in love with the same woman and her inability to choose between them. At another level, it is the story of Brazil itself, caught between the traditional and the modern, and... read more

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It was the first time that the two had gone to Morro do Castelo hill.

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Original Language: Portuguese
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0195108116
Page Count: 304

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