The Poor (POR Portuguese Literature Series) - Tapa blanda

Brandao, Raul

 
9781564787644: The Poor (POR Portuguese Literature Series)
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ISBN 10: 1564787648 ISBN 13: 9781564787644
Editorial: Dalkey Archive Press, 2016

Sinopsis

The Poor (Os Pobres, 1906), by Portuguese author Raul Brandão, 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, Brandão emphasizes the interdependence between nature and humankind by intertwining descriptions of physical and human surroundings, while his depictions of desperation, sorrow and violence prefigure the works of contemporary Portuguese writers.

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Raul Brandao 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.



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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Editorial
Dalkey Archive Press
Año de publicación
2016
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1564787648
ISBN 13 
9781564787644
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Número de páginas
177
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