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The Tenement (O Cortiço) is a classic of literature and a synthesis of Brazilian Naturalism published in 1890. It is one of the best portraits of Brazil at the end of the Second Empire in the 19th century, recreating the reality of human groups subjected to the influence of race, environment, and historical moment. As a work of Naturalism, the plot predominates with the instincts in the behavior of the individual, the strength of the sensuality of the mixed-race woman, and the environment as a determining factor of behavior, Naturalist theses defended by the author. The protagonist of the novel is the Cortiço itself, where launderers, quarry workers, scoundrels, and poor widows jostle each other. The work contains cases of sex, betrayals, fights and racism; and it all takes place in the slum that is located in the Botafogo neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, at the end of the 19th century.
Discusses writers of the New World and provides a critial analyses of today's outstanding writers.
This volume focuses on major fiction, poetry and non-fiction from Latin America. Organized by title, it discusses 50 works through detailed essays.
Biografia de autores e resenhas dos livros: O cortiço, Morte Súbita, O alienista e Senhora
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