O Cortiço (Classicos Da Literatura Brasileira) (Portuguese Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (770 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0850515017 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-10 |
| Language | : | Portuguese |
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Wonderful book, BUT I gave 3 stars because it's MISSING 4 chapters!! RustuPai About this kindle edition:Along the book I found around 6 typo erros in the book, simple change of one letters in a word that don't really harm the reading experience (if you are a native portuguese speaking). But, after finish the book, I looked for it on wikipedia, and there I discovered that there were some things that I did not read. Looking at the book index I found that it's missing chapter 13 to 16 (XIII to XVI). In a certain way it was a relief because during my reading I had to unsuccessfully go back to try to find how someone was killed and things like that. Waiting anxiously for the inclusion of the missi. Os livros de portugues Sylvannas J. Berkeley I think that this book is great way to learn of brasilian literuture and has definitely help me in my quest to learn the language. "Como é bom viajar no tempo com estas literaturas de" according to bruno dilettantte. Como é bom viajar no tempo com estas literaturas de domínio público! Como é repulsivo o final deste livro, voluntariamente é claro. Final aliás que deixa meio no vácuo, uma sensação de que 'cortaram o rabo do cachorro'. Novamente proposital é claro.O autor é claramente abolicionista. Eles consegue injetar ódio ao escravismo mostrando um episódio revoltante. O próprio debater sobre se escravismo é certo ou não já causa repulsa.As bases de nosso país esviçeradas com muita habilidade.N&ac
João Romão, an imigrant Portuguese man, builds a tenement (Cortiço) on the money and work of his mulatto lover, Bertoleza. But Romão rebuilds and is soon wealthy and looks to marry an educated woman, leaving Bertoleza, who kills herself.. The tenement's residents fight with those of another tenement, leading to a fire that destroys much of the building. Representing the height of Brazilian Naturalism, O Cortiço is Aluísio Azevedo's critique of unchecked ambition in Brazilian society of his day
Azevedo enrolled in Brazil's National School of Fine Arts and drew charactures for the newspapers of the day. He died at his last post, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1913. While his first works were formulaic works written to guarantee his family's survival, he soon turned to works that analyzed society, from the degrading conditions of the tenements to the exploitations of slavery. His best works are O Cortiço (1890), Casa de Pensão (1884) and O Mulato (1881). . About the Author Known as Brazil's first professional writer, Aluísio Tancredo Gonçalves de Azevedo (1857-1913) was the talented son of a Portuguese diplomat. But his father's sudden death in 1878 forced him to support his mother and family through his writing. Despite gaining a fair living from 1882 through 1895 from his writing, he suddenly retired from writing novels in 1895 to
Despite gaining a fair living from 1882 through 1895 from his writing, he suddenly retired from writing novels in 1895 to begin a diplomatic career, rising to become Brazil's consul in Asuncion, Paraguay. His best works are O Cortiço (1890), Casa de Pensão (1884) and O Mulato (1881). He died at his last post, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1913. But his father's