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Tertuliano Maximo Afonso is a history teacher in a secondary school. He is divorced, involved in a rather one-sided relationship with a bank clerk, and he is depressed. To lift his depression, a colleague suggests he rent a certain video. Tertuliano watches the film and is unimpressed. During... read more
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- Tertuliano Maximo Afonso: He is a secondary school History teacher whose life is irrevocably changed when he stumbles upon his double in a cheap rented film.
- Mathematics Teacher: He sets in motion the plot of the story with his suggestion that Tertuliano Maximo Afonso should rent a movie.
- Maria da Paz: Tertuliano Maximo Afonso's girlfriend, she struggles to keep her relationship with him alive.
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- Helena
- Daniel Santa-clara
- Well
- Mama
- Look
- Cassandra
- Good
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THE MAN WHO HAS JUST COME INTO THE SHOP TO RENT A video bears on his identity card a most unusual name, a name with a classical flavor that time has staled, neither more nor less than Tertuliano Máximo Afonso.
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This is book 25 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Fingersmith, and followed by Everything Is Illuminated.
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- José Saramago (Author)
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Page Count: 318
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- Dewey: 869.342
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