| The Wager Revised Edition Contributor(s): de Assis, Machado (Author), Scott-Buccleuch, R. L. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0720612306 ISBN-13: 9780720612301 Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2005 Annotation: Brazil's finest novelist completed "The Wager in the very last year of his life (1839-1908). Returning to his native Rio de Janeiro after many years abroad, Aires is captivated by a young widow, Fidelia Noronha, whom he sees praying at her husband's graveside. Her charm and the tragic story of her brief marriage increase his fascination, and soon he is indulging in impossible dreams. But the Brazil that he remembers from his youth is changing fast, and the future belongs to a younger generation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006296615 |
| Series: Peter Owen Modern Classic |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5" W x 7.32" (0.38 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this classic of South American literature, Aires returns home to his native, Rio after many years abroad and is captivated by a young widow whom he sees praying at her husband's graveside. Her charm and the tragic story of her brief marriage increase his fascination, and soon he is indulging in impossible dreams. But the Brazil that Aires remembers from his youth is changing fast. A new era is dawning with events such as the coming of the railway and the abolition of slavery. The future belongs to a younger generation, to men like Tristao, the doctor and political candidate, who is also an admirer of the beautiful widow. This is a story of broken dreams, love, and obsession--universal themes that give the author's work the timeless quality for which it is renowned. |