O Cortiço by Aluísio Azevedo
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"O Cortiço" by Aluísio Azevedo is a naturalist novel published in 1890. Set in a Rio de Janeiro tenement at the end of the nineteenth century, the work exposes exploitation and harsh living conditions under unchecked capitalism. The story follows Portuguese merchant João Romão's ruthless climb up the social ladder while chronicling the struggles of the tenement's diverse inhabitants. Their intertwined fates reveal how environment and instinct shape human behavior, as characters
abandon families, pursue forbidden passions, and fight for survival in a world governed by the strongest. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Azevedo, Aluísio, 1857-1913 |
|---|---|
| Title | O Cortiço |
| Original Publication | Brazil: H. Garnier,1897. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Corti%C3%A7o Wikipedia page about this book: pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Corti%C3%A7o |
| Credits | Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 53.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Portuguese |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction |
| Subject | Slums -- Fiction |
| Subject | Landlords -- Fiction |
| Subject | Brazil -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Immigrants -- Brazil -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 69187 |
| Release Date | Oct 20, 2022 |
| Last Update | Oct 19, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 814 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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