Innocencia by Visconde de Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay Taunay
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"Innocencia" by Visconde de Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay is a regionalist novel published in 1872. Set in the Brazilian sertão, it tells the story of a young woman promised in marriage to a violent cattle dealer chosen by her authoritarian father. When a wandering pharmacist posing as a doctor arrives to treat her illness, forbidden love blooms in secret. A mute dwarf watches everything. This tragic romance, often called the "sertanejo Romeo and
Juliet," captures the clash between passion and patriarchal tradition in Brazil's rural heartland. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Taunay, Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay, Visconde de, 1843-1899 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Norfini, Alfredo, 1867-1944 |
| Title | Innocencia |
| Original Publication | Brazil: N. Falcone,1906. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inoc%C3%AAncia_(romance) |
| Credits | Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 58.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Portuguese |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Brazil -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Subject | Brazilian fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 68635 |
| Release Date | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 406 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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