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1) Dom Casmurro
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English
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"Adolescent love between Bentinho, an only child of a rich widow, and Capitu, the daughter of a lowly government offical, is made impossible by a vow made before Bentinho's birth."--
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
"Contains translations of a broad selection of poetry, essays, and speeches illustrating richness and complexity of Bello's thought as a key intellectual figure in the construction of a new political order in postindependence Latin America. Extracted from Obras completas (see HLAS 48:5125), most selections are unabridged. Eloquent yet accessible translations. Jaksić's essay analyzes Bello's blueprint for nation-building, language, education, history,...
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
"[Presents] two intersecting story lines.In one narrative, a penny-pinching immigrant landlord strives to become a rich investor and then discards his black lover for a wealthy white woman. In the other, we witness the innocent yet dangerous love affair between a strong, pragmatic, 'gentle giant' sort of immigrant and a vivacious mulatto woman who both live in a tenement owned by the landlord" --
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