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The Poor - Paperback

by Raul Brandão
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Availability:In StockContributor:Raul Brandão, Karen Sotelino (Translator)Series:Portuguese LiteraturePublish date:2016-07-22Pages:177
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dalkey Archive PressISBN-13:9781564787644ISBN-10:1564787648UPC:9781564787644Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:LiterarySize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC2MFK8X8D
The Poor (Os Pobres, 1906), by Portuguese author Ra l Brand o is a powerful tribute to the underclasses. Innovative thematically and stylistically, the novel consists of loosely connected vignettes on two narrative levels: the lives of prostitutes, where the inexorable need for love is transformed into a means for survival; and the life of Gebo, a seemingly slovenly man, with neither sentiment nor intelligence. Instead, as he searches tirelessly for work -- and loves his daughter and wife with tenderness and constancy -- he is revealed as a victim of the economic situation in Portugal. With prescience, Brand o emphasizes the interdependence between nature and humankind by intertwining descriptions of the physical and human surroundings, while his depictions of desperation, sorrow and violence prefigure the works of contemporary Portuguese writers.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dalkey Archive PressISBN-13:9781564787644ISBN-10:1564787648UPC:9781564787644Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:LiterarySize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC2MFK8X8D
Brandão, Raul: - Raul Brandão was a Portuguese writer, journalist, and also a military officer. He was part of the group "Nefelibatas" and the "Geração de 90", of the 19th century, and is best known for his realistic fiction that is pervaded throughout by lyricism. He published three novels: A Farsa (1903), Os Pobres ("The Poor", 1906), and Húmus (1917). He died in 1930.Sotelino, Karen: - Karen Sherwood Sotelino has translated novels, short stories, and technical texts from Portuguese into English. Recently, she has taught Portuguese language and translation at Stanford University, where she is visiting scholar in the department of Iberian and Latin American cultures.
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