{"product_id":"marcore-paperback","title":"Marcoré - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntonio Olavo Pereira\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlfred Hower\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJohn Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarcoré\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in Rio de Janeiro in 1957, won the coveted prize for fiction awarded by the Brazilian Academy of Letters and has been praised by leading critics and writers in Brazil. The novel has maintained favor with the Brazilian public and has also been published and received with enthusiasm in Portugal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdopting the intimist, introspective approach characteristic of such writers as Machado de Assis and Graciliano Ramos, Pereira tells a moving, bittersweet tale of personal problems and family relationships. The central character of Marcoré is the narrator, a modest, introverted individual who, aware of his own human condition, tends to view life with pessimism tempered with compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the narrator reflects on his life and relationships in a small town in the state of São Paulo, an unobtrusive document of Brazilian family life unfolds. The novel contains several highly dramatic scenes as well as many tender and entertaining ones and introduces a set of very human, very credible characters, including a most irascible mother-in-law and a wife who makes a strange vow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe reactions, thoughts, and hidden motivations of the characters are revealed in precise and economical language-evidence of the author's powers of observation and knowledge of human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRachel de Queiroz has described \u003ci\u003eMarcoré\u003c\/i\u003e as \"a beautiful and tormented book.\" It has become a modern Brazilian classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Antonio Olavo Pereira (1913-1993) was born in the town of Batatais, in the interior of the state of São Paulo. He was a member of the publishing house of José Olympio. His other works include \u003ci\u003eContra-mão\u003c\/i\u003e (which was awarded the Fábio Prado prize) and \u003ci\u003eFio de Prumo\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Alfred Hower (1913-1992) was Professor of Portuguese at the University of Florida. John V. D. Saunders (1930-2012), who was born in Brazil, was Professor of Sociology at Mississippi State University. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1969\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46938862452875,"sku":"9780292771727","price":41.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/axooGp0FJL9780292771727.webp?v=1778950842","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/marcore-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}