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Vidas Secas

by Graciliano Ramos

Una familia expulsada de su tierra por la sequia y la miseria: la historia de la familia Fabiano y su peregrinaje por la supervivencia sugiere un regionalismo sin tierra, donde las extensas descripciones del paisaje son reemplazadas por el drama humano y sus repercusiones politicas. De un realismo critico desafiante, Vidas secas es tambien una novela que reflexiona sobre el rol del escritor y de la literatura ante... (more)

Recife - Manual BandeiraManual Bandeira, Manuel Bandeira

Recife - Manual Bandeira

by Manual Bandeira, Manuel Bandeira

Luneta Mágica, A

Noite na Taverna; Macário

The vampire of Curitiba and other storiesDalton Trevisan

The vampire of Curitiba and other stories

by Dalton Trevisan

Text: English, Portugese (translation)

Menino de engenhoJosé Lins do Rego

Menino de engenho

by José Lins do Rego

Text: Portugese

Iracema (Library of Latin America)

by Jose Martiniano de Alencar

One of the greatest novels of Brazilian Literature, Iracema metaphorically recounts the origins of Brazil. The story revolves around the colonist Martim and his love for the Indian maiden Iracema. From their union is born a son, the new man of the New World. But while the son survives, the union costs the life of his mother, or in other words, the life of the indigenous peoples of Brazil.

Esaú e Jacó

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (Vintage International)

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (Vintage International)

by Jorge Amado

It surprises no one that the charming but wayward Vadinho dos Guimaraes–a gambler notorious for never winning—dies during Carnival. His long suffering widow Dona Flor devotes herself to her cooking school and her friends, who urge her to remarry. She is soon drawn to a kind pharmacist who is everything Vadinho was not, and is altogether happy to marry him. But after her wedding she finds herself dreaming about her... (more)

Luxuria a Casa Dos Budas Ditosos (Plenos pecados)

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