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A Mao e A Luva By
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Publisher Price: $14.95
ISBN13: 9781636524849
Publisher: Black Legacy Press
Published: Dec 2 2025
Pages: 158
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.34 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A Mão e a Luva is an early novel by Machado de Assis that explores ambition, social mobility, and the careful calculations behind love and marriage in nineteenth-century Brazilian society. First published in 1874, the novel presents a refined psychological portrait of characters navigating social expectations and personal desire.
At the center of the story is Guiomar, a young woman whose intelligence and ambition guide her choices among three very different suitors. Rather than romantic passion, Machado emphasizes compatibility, strategy, and self-awareness-suggesting that successful relationships are built on alignment of character and purpose, much like a glove fitting perfectly over a hand.
With subtle irony and keen observation, A Mão e a Luva reveals the early development of Machado de Assis's narrative style and thematic concerns. It remains an essential work for understanding the evolution of one of Brazil's greatest literary voices and his enduring insight into human behavior and social convention.
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