The Poor
by
Raul Brandao
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
POR Portuguese Literature Series
ISBN-10
1564787648
ISBN-13
9781564787644
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Imprint
Dalkey Archive Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 8th, 2016
Print length
177 Pages
Weight
242 grams
Dimensions
14.00 x 21.50 x 1.40 cms
Product Classification:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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The Poor (Os Pobres, 1906), 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.
The Poor (Os Pobres, 1906), by Portuguese author Raúl 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 the physical and human surroundings, while his depictions of desperation, sorrow and violence prefigure the works of contemporary Portuguese writers.
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