The Poor (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781564787644)

The Poor (Os Pobres, 1906), by Portuguese author Ra l Brand o 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, Brand o 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.

Author: Raul Brand縊
ISBN-10: 1564787648
ISBN-13: 9781564787644
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Language: English
Published: 07/22/2016
Pages: 177
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d