Antonio [electronic resource]
Beatriz Bracher2022
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"A devastating, darkly gripping portrait of the decline of a family and a
country from one of Brazil's most celebrated contemporary writers Bracher
brilliantly picks away at the web of secrets and lies plaguing a family and
country New York Times Benjamim, a young man on the cusp of fatherhood,
discovers a disturbing family secret: before his father was born, his paternal
grandfather had a child with Benjamim's mother. With both men dead, Benjamim
turns to three of their confidantes to piece together his family history:
Haroldo, his grandfather's best friend; Isabel, his grandmother; and Raul, a
friend from his father's youth. Through their conflicting testimonies, full of
blind spots and contradictions, Benjamim will gradually learn of the secrets and
conflicts that shattered his wealthy family; of his father's search for meaning
in the poverty of the backlands, and of his slide into madness. In prose of
great subtlety and penetrating insight, Beatriz Bracher builds an ind...
Main title:
Antonio [electronic resource] / Beatriz Bracher
Author:
Beatriz Bracher, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Pushkin Press, 2022
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781782277880
Language:
English
BRN:
437207
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |