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Aluísio Azevedo
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O Cortiço (Classicos Da Literatura Brasileira) (Portuguese Edition) |
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English |
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Paperback |
| Pages: |
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200 |
| Date: |
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2005-02-04 |
| ISBN: |
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0850515017 |
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Luso-Brazilian Books |
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0.6 pounds |
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5.98 x 0.42 x 8.82 inches |
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Product Description
Representing the height of Brazilian Naturalism, O Cortiço is Aluísio Azevedo's critique of unchecked ambition in Brazilian society of his day. João Romão, an imigrant Portuguese man, builds a tenement (Cortiço) on the money and work of his mulatto lover, Bertoleza. The tenement's residents fight with those of another tenement, leading to a fire that destroys much of the building. But Romão rebuilds and is soon wealthy and looks to marry an educated woman, leaving Bertoleza, who kills herself.
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