Brazilian Classic

Meet Zezé—Brazil’s naughtiest and most loveable boy, his talent for mischief matched only by his great kindness. When he grows up he wants to be a ‘poet with a bow-tie’, but for now he entertains himself playing pranks on the residents of his family’s poor Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood and inventing friends to play with. That is, until he meets a real friend, and his life begins to change.

“The supreme black literary artist to date.” —Harold Bloom “Another Kafka.” —Allen Ginsberg “A great ironist, a tragic comedian . . . In his books, in their most comic moments, he underlines the suffering by making us laugh.” —Philip Roth Prepare to dive into a work that transcends time and challenges the mind. The Alienist: A Tale of Madness and Method is the book originally published by Machado de Assis as Papéis Avulsos, a collection of stories that reveals, from its very first narrative — the one that gives the book its name — the unparalleled talent of one of the...

Jules Verne published Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon (La Jangada) in 1881, during a period of intense European fascination with South American geography. The Amazon existed in the Western imagination as both scientific frontier and symbol of untamed nature—a waterway so vast it seemed to resist the categorical impulses of nineteenth-century exploration. Verne, who never visited the Amazon himself, constructed his narrative from travel accounts, scientific journals, and cartographic studies, creating what amounts to an imaginative colonization of a landscape he knew only through ...

Four brilliant minds. One impossible mystery. And a literary game that would change Brazilian fiction forever. It all begins with a murder. One night in Rio de Janeiro, a man is found dead — the wound deep, the motive unclear, and the silence around the crime almost theatrical. The police are baffled. The newspapers erupt in speculation. And from the very first page, A Mystery pulls the reader into a labyrinth of suspicion, betrayal, and passion. At its heart lies Pedro Albergaria — a man tormented by family secrets, moral duty, and forbidden desires. Around him circle the women who ...

A forgotten promise. A seaside wager. A love story written in the stars. This modern English translation brings Brazil’s beloved romantic classic to life for today’s reader—fresh, faithful, and utterly charming. When confident young medical student Augusto joins his friends on a weekend trip to a sunlit island near Rio, he declares he’ll never fall in love—at least not for more than three days. Intrigued, his companions challenge him to a bet: if he falls in love before the month ends, he must write the story as a novel. He accepts. Then he meets Carolina. Smart, spirited, and ...

In 1925 Colonel P. H. Fawcett embarked on a journey into a dangerous and largely unexplored region of Brazil in search of a fabled lost city and was never seen again. Journalist Peter Fleming's interest in Fawcett's disappearance led him to answer an advertisement to join an expedition to explore the rivers of Brazil with the aim of ascertaining the explorer's fate. Though Colonel Fawcett's disappearance remains a mystery to this day, Peter Fleming's wild adventure in the jungles of Brazil is recognized as one of the 20th century's best-loved travel classics.

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The cortiço wakes before its inhabitants do. Aluísio Azevedo describes the awakening in the opening pages of his 1890 novel with the language of a naturalist observing an organism: the tenement as a living thing, growing and breathing, generating the...

'Dark, compelling, and wickedly smart ... deliciously twisted thriller' Lisa Jewell, author of None of This is True 'By turns gory, shocking, macabre and often very funny, you won't be able to put it down' Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient As Dante and his friends leave their small...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. His name is Bentinho. He acquired the nickname Dom Casmurro — Lord Taciturn, Lord Sullen — from a poet on a train whose conversation he rudely ignored, and the name stuck, and he has grown into it. He is old now, living alone in a house he has built...

Reissue of the classic tale of adventure and the dark secrets of a lost city in the Brazilian jungle, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. THE LOST CITY Hamilton knows the way to the ruins deep in the Brazilian jungle – and the secret they hold. The millionaire who calls himself...

Readers' Favorite ★★★★★ - read the Editorial Review. If your family were in danger, how far would you go to protect them? Missing that kind of stories that no longer roll off the presses these days? Hungry for a book that celebrates self-discovery, growth, and triumph again? A true hero's journey fiction, a genuine call to adventure? Look no further! Delve into a world of mystery and wonder with "The Wolf and the Shepherd," a contemporary fiction inspired by classic literature. Set within the mythical trails of Spain, Eliel, an elderly shepherd, embarks on a treacherous journey up...

A young, hard-up aristocrat decides to visit his wealthy relative in the hope of obtaining a loan. When he arrives at Greylands Court, he is warmly greeted by his cousin, but his hostess is strangely hostile. However, her husband urges the young man to pay no attention to her, and invites him to tour his menagerie. There he sees the star of his cousin's collection: a sleek, black Brazilian puma.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY COLM TÓIBÍN 'Dramatic, wildly colourful and continuously interesting' NEW YORK TIMES 'A veritable linguistic tour de force' MARIO VARGAS LLOSA In 1956, Brazilian author João Guimarães Rosa published what would become his magnum opus, Grande Sertao: Veredas. South...

A Brazilian masterpiece, now in English for the first time: a playfully profound chronicle of an urban sophisticate’s misadventures in the Amazon A Penguin Classic “My life’s done a somersault,” wrote Mário de Andrade in a letter, on the verge of taking a leap. After years of dreaming...

Biff Brewster receives a 16th birthday present to go to Brazil to be with his father. Biff believes he will be going on a safari. Before leaving, Biff receives a secret letter from Mr. Stannart of the Ajax Company to give to his father. Stannart informs Biff that his father is not looking for rubber plantations, as many at the Company believe, but instead is looking for a secret gold mine. As Biff quickly discovers, others are also looking for the secret gold mine and will stop at nothing to find it. In addition to thieves, Native headhunters and wild rivers await Biff and his father.

With Love, Miss Americanah—the Young Adult contemporary romance debut from Jane Igharo—sees a teenager move from Nigeria to America and navigate her senior year with the help of classic teen movies and a new crush, all while working through grief and the rigid expectations of her mother...

Beautiful and full of adventure, Escape to the River Sea is Emma Carroll's compelling novel inspired by Eva Ibbotson's bestselling, classic masterpiece, Journey to the River Sea. 'Unputdownable storytelling. I loved it.' - Hilary McKay, Costa Award-winning author of The Skylark's War In 1946...

Discover the Magic of "Once Upon a Time..." Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of "Once Upon a Time..." (Era uma vez...), a timeless tale by acclaimed Brazilian writer Julia Lopes de Almeida. This story will transport you to a kingdom of tiny princesses, protective kings, and the pursuit of true happiness. Join Princess Edeltrudes, born so small she could fit in her mother's shoe, as she navigates a life of excess and whims. Discover how her heart, initially oblivious to pain and compassion, is challenged by the unexpected wisdom of the most humble. Can Edeltrudes see beyond her own ...

Dive into the wit and suspense of "My Neighbor's Face," a masterful tale by the acclaimed Brazilian author Júlia Lopes de Almeida. With sharp prose and keen social observation, Lopes de Almeida transports us into a narrative where the mundane intertwines with humor and social critique. In this captivating story, you'll witness a narrator's peculiar detachment as his neighbor Nuno suffers a robbery. Far from eliciting sympathy, the incident sparks an almost scientific curiosity about the strange elongation of Nuno's face. Júlia Lopes de Almeida (1862-1934) was a pivotal figure in Brazilian...