{"product_id":"the-bankruptcy-jlia-lopes-de-almeida-9781800085671","title":"The Bankruptcy","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first novel-length translation of J?lia Lopes de Almeida's writing into English.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set in the early years of Brazil's Old Republic after the abolition of slavery, J?lia Lopes de Almeida's \u003ci\u003eThe Bankruptcy\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the rise and fall of a wealthy coffee exporter against a kaleidoscopic background of glamour, poverty, seduction, and financial speculation. The novel introduces readers to a turbulent period in Brazilian history seething with new ideas about democracy, women's emancipation, and the role of religion in society. Originally published in 1901, its prescient critiques of financial capitalism and the patriarchal family remain relevant today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In her lifetime, J?lia Lopes de Almeida was compared to Machado de Assis, the most important Brazilian writer of the nineteenth century. She was also considered for the inaugural list of members of the Brazilian Academy of Letters but was excluded because of her gender. In the decades after her death, her work was largely forgotten. This publication, a winner of the English PEN award, includes an introduction to the novel and a translators' preface and accompanies a general rediscovery of her extraordinary body of work in Brazil. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J?lia Lopes de Almeida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800085672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800085671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e UCL Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"J?lia Lopes de Almeida","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46640746889471,"sku":"9781800085671","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b98af6f-d980-4716-aa28-69c0f903594d.jpg?v=1740670413","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bankruptcy-jlia-lopes-de-almeida-9781800085671","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}