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A classic story of love and jealousy, Dom Casmurro is the story of Bento and his childhood love, Capitu, who overcome their parents’ reluctance to marry. But Bento jealously suspects that their son is not his. But beyond this straightforward plot, Machado plays with the reader’s expectations... read more
First Sentence
One evening just lately, as I was coming back from town to Engenho Novo* on the Central line train, I met a young man from this neighborhood, whom I known by sight: enough to raise my hat to him.
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- Machado deAssis (Author)
- Machado de Assis
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