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| Vidas Secas, translated into English as Barren Lives, is a novel by twentieth-century Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos, written in 1938. It tells the cyclical story of a family of 5, a father, mother, 2 sons and their dogs in the poverty stricken and arid Brazilian northeast. One of the distinguishing characteristics of the book is that it is written in said cyclical manner, being possible to read the first chapter as a continuation of the last chapter, reflecting the cycle of poverty and desolation in the Sertão. It is often considered amongst the most important works in Brazilian literature, with a "dry", concise style of writing. It was adapted into film by Nelson Pereira dos Santos in a highly praised movie which would become a landmark for the Cinema Novo movement. [ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for Vidas Secas ] Some related entries: Behind the Camera | The Great Terror | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | 1909 in literature | An Area of Darkness | The Speed of Dark | Trafic Interstellaire | Live and Let Die | Vegemorphs | 1834 in literature | Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article Vidas Secas; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL. | Searches on eBay |
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