Lima Barreto: Triste fim de Policarpo Quaresma (The Patriot; later: The Sad End of Policarpo Quaresma)

The latest addition to my website is Lima Barreto's Triste fim de Policarpo Quaresma (The Patriot; later: The Sad End of Policarpo Quaresma). The book is set in the 1890s…

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Euclides da Cunha: Os Sertões (Rebellion in the Backlands; later: Backlands: The Canudos Campaign)

The latest edition to my website is Euclides da Cunha's Os Sertões (Rebellion in the Backlands; later: Backlands: The Canudos Campaign). This is not a novel but has had considerable…

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