One of the greatest novels of Brazilian literature, Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas is narrated by a dead man who recounts the amorous misadventures of his unheroic life and explains his half-hearted political ambitions. While it is considered the first novel of Brazilian realism, its quirks seem refreshingly modern and make it unforgettably unlike anything written before […]
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. Beyond this straightforward plot, Machado plays with the reader’s expectations and comments on the structure of the story, bluing the […]
Alentejo Blue is the story of a village community in Portugal, told through the lives of men and women whose families have lived there for generations and by some who are passing through. For Teresa, a beautiful girl not yet twenty, Mamarrosa is a place from which to escape. For the dysfunctional Potts family, it is […]
Written by Manuel Emílio Porto Published: 1997 Type: Paperback Category: Arts, Culture & Geography Language: English
Written by Norberto da Cunha Pacheco Published: 1997 Type: Paperback Category: Arts, Culture & Geography Language: English
Written by Francisco Ernesto de Oliveira Martins Published: N/A Type: Paperback Category: Arts, Culture & Geography Language: English
Written by Dr. Luís da Silva Ribeiro, Centro de Estudos Etnológicos na Universidade dos Açores Published: 2001 Type: Paperback Category: Arts, Culture & Geography Language: English
Written by Ernie do Forno Published: 1989 Type: Paperback Category: Arts, Culture & Geography Language: English
Written by Alexandra Andrade Published: 2001 Type: Hardcover Category: Arts, Culture & Geography Language: Portuguese Copies: 1
Written by Borges Martins Published: 1996 Type: Hardcover Category: Arts, Culture & Geography Language: Portuguese Copies: 1