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The Alchemistby Paulo Coelho, Alan R. ClarkeISBN 0060834838 (0-06-083483-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Alchemist'Book summary:PAULO COELHO'S enchanted novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its powerful simplicityand inspired wisdom . is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egiptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids.... [via]
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- The Alchemist: ISBN 0061122416 (0-06-112241-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins - The Alchemist: ISBN 0062502182 (0-06-250218-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins - The Alchemist: ISBN 0060887966 (0-06-088796-6)
Hardcover, Harper San Francisco - The Alchemist: ISBN 0613334582 (0-613-33458-2)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - The Alchemist: ISBN 0783811950 (0-7838-1195-0)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr - The Alchemist: ISBN 0060834838 (0-06-083483-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
- The Alchemist: ISBN 0061122416 (0-06-112241-6)
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The Alchemist/a Fable About Following Your Dreamby Paulo Coelho, Alan R. ClarkeISBN 0062502174 (0-06-250217-4)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Alchemist/a Fable About Following Your Dream'Book summary:Like the one-time bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Alchemist presents a simple fable, based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation. And though we may sniff a bestselling formula, it is certainly not a new one: even the ancient tribal storytellers knew that this is the most successful method of entertaining an audience while slipping in a lesson or two. Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. And so he's off: leaving Spain to literally follow his dream.
Along the way he meets many spiritual messengers, who come in unassuming forms such as a camel driver and a well-read Englishman. In one of the Englishman's books, Santiago first learns about the alchemists--men who believed that if a metal were heated for many years, it would free itself of all its individual properties, and what was left would be the "Soul of the World." Of course he does eventually meet an alchemist, and the ensuing student-teacher relationship clarifies much of the boy's misguided agenda, while also emboldening him to stay true to his dreams. "My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy confides to the alchemist one night as they look up at a moonless night.
"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself," the alchemist replies. "And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity." --Gail Hudson [via]
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Budapestby Chico Buarque, Alison EntrekinISBN 0802142141 (0-8021-4214-1)
Softcover, Grove Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Budapest'Book summary:Not just one of Brazil's most influential and beloved composers and musicians, Chico Buarque has won high praise as a poet, playwright, and novelist. Now with Budapest, his third novel, he offers a darkly comic social satire and a transcontinental love story of sex, violence, and comedy. Brazilian ghostwriter Jose Costa has just attended the Anonymous Writers Congress in Istanbul and is on his way back to Rio when a technical problem with his Lufthansa flight forces him to spend a night in Budapest. Fascinated by the Hungarian language, he falls under the sway of Kriska, an apparent teacher of the language. After misadventures in Hungary that include a round of Russian roulette with a couple of gypsies, he returns to Rio to find that his wife has vanished and the entire country is reading a book that he ghostwrote. Has his wife run off with the author? Costa manages to forget Copacabana and the samba in order to immerse himself in the Hungarian language and nights in Budapest. Chico Buarque's novel coils around the reader like a magical snake from the Arabian Nights-and recalls Borges and Calvino in its literary playfulness. [via]
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By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Weptby Paulo Coelho, Alan R. ClarkeISBN 0060977264 (0-06-097726-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept'Book summary:This first United States paperback of By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept comes after huge worldwide sales of the novel of faith, romance, miracles, and the importance of following the heart's true path. The inspirational tale follows Pilar, a young woman from the Spanish countryside who, sparked by the teachings of a now-mysterious man she has known and loved since childhood, leaves her graduate studies and embarks on a spiritual pilgrimage through the Pyrenees Mountains and reevaluates her life and her future. Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho, author of the international bestseller The Alchemist, is considered to be one of the most widely-read Latin American writers in the world. [via]
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- By the River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept: A Novel Of Forgiveness: ISBN 0061122092 (0-06-112209-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins - By the River Piedra I Sat down and Wept: ISBN 0062513982 (0-06-251398-2)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited - By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: ISBN 0062513990 (0-06-251399-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins - By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: ISBN 0060977264 (0-06-097726-4)
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- By the River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept: A Novel Of Forgiveness: ISBN 0061122092 (0-06-112209-2)
Captains of the Sandsby Jorge Amado, Gregory RabassaISBN 0380897180 (0-380-89718-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The Devil and Miss Prym: A Novel of Temptationby Paulo Coelho, Nick Caistor, Amanda HopkinsonISBN 0060527994 (0-06-052799-4)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Devil and Miss Prym: A Novel of Temptation'Book summary:A community devoured by greed, cowardice, and fear. A man persecuted by the ghosts of his painful past. A young woman searching for happiness. In one eventful week, each will face questions of life, death, and power, and each will choose a path. Will they choose good or evil?
In the remote village of Viscos -- a village too small to be on any map, a place where time seems to stand still -- a stranger arrives, carrying with him a backpack containing a notebook and eleven gold bars. He comes searching for the answer to a question that torments him: Are human beings, in essence, good or evil? In welcoming the mysterious foreigner, the whole village becomes an accomplice to his sophisticated plot, which will forever mark their lives.
Paulo Coelho's stunning novel explores the timeless struggle between good and evil, and brings to our everyday dilemmas fresh perspective: incentive to master the fear that prevents us from following our dreams, from being different, from truly living.
The Devil and Miss Prym is a story charged with emotion, in which the integrity of being human meets a terrifying test.
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Dom Casmurroby Joaquim Maria MacHado De Assis, John A. GledsonISBN 0195103092 (0-19-510309-2)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dom Casmurro'Book summary:The unreliable narrator and the fictional memoir are long-standing literary traditions. Nineteenth-century Brazilian author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis uses both to brilliant effect in his novel Dom Casmurro. Narrated by Bento Santiago, this memoir looks back over a life filled with the suspicion of betrayal: Bento is convinced that his wife had an affair with his best friend, and that his son was the result of it. Though he has no real evidence to support this belief, Bento becomes so obsessed with it that, in the end, he commits crimes far worse than the suspected adultery to avenge himself. The memoir itself is a kind of justification for his actions; Bento, now alone, recreates the environment of his childhood and attempts to rewrite the facts of his life--in essence, reconstructing the past.
Among readers familiar with Latin American literature, Machado is considered a master. His novels blend black comedy with deadly accurate social commentary and an unerring perception of human psychology to create works that are brilliant, complex without being opaque, and joys to read. The Oxford University Press edition is ably translated by John Gledson and accompanied by critical essays that will help orient readers unfamiliar with Machado's work. [via]
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Dom Casmurroby John A. Gledson, MacHado De AssisISBN 0195103084 (0-19-510308-4)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dom Casmurro'Book summary:The unreliable narrator and the fictional memoir are long-standing literary traditions. Nineteenth-century Brazilian author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis uses both to brilliant effect in his novel Dom Casmurro. Narrated by Bento Santiago, this memoir looks back over a life filled with the suspicion of betrayal: Bento is convinced that his wife had an affair with his best friend, and that his son was the result of it. Though he has no real evidence to support this belief, Bento becomes so obsessed with it that, in the end, he commits crimes far worse than the suspected adultery to avenge himself. The memoir itself is a kind of justification for his actions; Bento, now alone, recreates the environment of his childhood and attempts to rewrite the facts of his life--in essence, reconstructing the past.
Among readers familiar with Latin American literature, Machado is considered a master. His novels blend black comedy with deadly accurate social commentary and an unerring perception of human psychology to create works that are brilliant, complex without being opaque, and joys to read. The Oxford University Press edition is ably translated by John Gledson and accompanied by critical essays that will help orient readers unfamiliar with Machado's work. [via]
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Dom Casmurroby R.L. Scott-Buccleuch, MacHado De AssisISBN 0140446125 (0-14-044612-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbandsby Jorge AmadoISBN 1852421037 (1-85242-103-7)
Hardcover, Serpent's Tail
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands'Book summary:It surprises no one that the charming but wayward Vadinho dos Guimaraesa gambler notorious for never winningdies during Carnival. His long suffering widow Dona Flor devotes herself to her cooking school and her friends, who urge her to remarry. She is soon drawn to a kind pharmacist who is everything Vadinho was not, and is altogether happy to marry him. But after her wedding she finds herself dreaming about her first husbands amorous attentions; and one evening Vadinho himself appears by her bed, as lusty as ever, to claim his marital rights. [via]
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- Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands: ISBN 0307276643 (0-307-27664-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc - Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands: ISBN 0380017962 (0-380-01796-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins - Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands: ISBN 038075469X (0-380-75469-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins - Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands: ISBN 1852421037 (1-85242-103-7)
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- Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands: ISBN 0307276643 (0-307-27664-3)
El Alquimistaby Paulo CoelhoISBN 9700508609 (970-05-0860-9)
Softcover, Giron Spanish Books Distributors
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Alquimista'Book summary:La mÁgica historia de Paulo Coelho, que trata sobre Santiago, un niÑo pastor andaluz que viaja en busca de un tesoro material, nos enseÑa la importancia que tiene el saber eschuchar lo que nos dice el corazÓn, a aprender a leer los presagios dispersados por el camino de nuestras vidas y, sobre todo, a seguir nuestros sueÑos.
El Alquimista, ahora por primera vez disponible en EspaÑa en Norte America, ha sido aclamado en EspaÑa y en America Latina como una de las novelas mas importantes de la dÉcada.
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El Alquimista / The Alchemistby Paulo CoelhoISBN 9685957843 (968-5957-84-3)
Softcover, Grijalbo Mondadori
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Alquimista / The Alchemist'Book summary:La mÁgica historia de Paulo Coelho, que trata sobre Santiago, un niÑo pastor andaluz que viaja en busca de un tesoro material, nos enseÑa la importancia que tiene el saber eschuchar lo que nos dice el corazÓn, a aprender a leer los presagios dispersados por el camino de nuestras vidas y, sobre todo, a seguir nuestros sueÑos.
El Alquimista, ahora por primera vez disponible en EspaÑa en Norte America, ha sido aclamado en EspaÑa y en America Latina como una de las novelas mas importantes de la dÉcada.
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El Demonio Y LA Senorita Prymby Paulo Coelho, M. Dolors VentosISBN 0061124257 (0-06-112425-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Epitaph of a Small Winnerby Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Susan Sontag, William L. GrossmanISBN 0374521921 (0-374-52192-1)
Softcover, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Epitaph of a Small Winner'Book summary:I am a deceased writer not in the sense of one who has written and is now deceased, but in the sense of one who had died and is now writing. So begins the posthumous memoir of Braz Cubas, a wealthy nineteenth-century Brazilian. Though the grave has given Cubas the distance to examine his rather undistinguished life, it has not dampened his sense of humor. In the tradition of Laurence Sterns Tristram Shamdy, Epitaph of a Small Winner is one of the wittiest self-portraits in literary history.[via]More editions of Epitaph of a Small Winner:
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The Fifth Mountainby Paulo Coelho, Clifford E. LandersISBN 0060930136 (0-06-093013-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fifth Mountain'Book summary:With The Fifth Mountain, Paulo Coelho turns his talent for spiritual fiction to the story of the Biblical prophet Elijah. Like a blossoming flower, Coelho opens up the brief account of Elijah's flight from Gilead and his time in Zarephath. He deepens the prophet's character by revealing the thoughts, doubts, and discoveries that Elijah must have experienced as he struggled to find his course in life amidst the confusion of war and political turmoil. When being a prophet of the God of the Israelites is like a warrant for your death, concerns about your chosen path are sure to arise. Perhaps it is this believability in Coelho's retelling that makes it so evocative, or it may be the bit of Old Testament wisdom he brings to popular literature of the 20th century: "the words of the lord are written in the world around us. Merely be attentive to what happens in your life, and you will discover where." [via]
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Gabriela Clavo Y Canelaby Jorge AmadoISBN 9500340534 (950-03-4053-4)
Softcover, Oceano De Mexico
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gabriela Clavo Y Canela'Book summary:La clásica historia de amor prohibido de la literatura latinoamericana.
En 1925, la riqueza producida por el cacao ha permitido el desarrollo económico de Ilheús, pero la costumbres de sus habitantes todavía son primitivas y violentas. En este pueblo, el árabe Nacib Saad, desesperado al perder al cocinero de su popular café, contrata a la bella mulata Gabriela que, para su sorpresa, resultará ser no sólo una gran cocinera sino un encantador beneficio para su negocio. Pero, ¿qué diría la gente si Nacib se casara con ella?
Gabriela perdurará en la literatura como una hermosa figura femenina, simple y espontánea, mas allá del bien y del mal. Con su lirismo inigualable, Jorge Amado ha transmitido al personaje las cualidades típicas del pueblo brasileño: ternura, sensualidad sin malicia, alegría envolvente, feliz primitivismo. Y el romance conmovedor de Nacib y Gabriela se ubicará, sin duda, en la galería de los amantes célebres de la historia de la literatura. [via]More editions of Gabriela Clavo Y Canela:
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Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamonby Jorge Amado, James L. Taylor, William L. GrossmanISBN 0307276651 (0-307-27665-1)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon'Book summary:One bright spring day in 1925, Gabriela arrives from the poverty-stricken backwoods of Brazil to the lively seaside port of IlhÉus amid a flock of filthy migrant workers. Though wearing rags and covered in dirt, she attracts the attention of Nacib, a cafe owner, who is in desperate need of a new cook. So dire is his situation that he hires the disheveled girl. The savvy young woman quickly proves to be an excellent chef and--once well-scrubbed and decently dressed--an eye-catching beauty. Nacib quickly finds himself the owner of the most prosperous business in town--and the employer of its most sought-after woman. One bright spring day in 1925, Gabriela arrives from the poverty-stricken backwoods of Brazil to the lively seaside port of IlhEus amid a flock of filthy migrant workers. Though wearing rags and covered in dirt, she attracts the attention of Nacib, a cafe owner, who is in desperate need of a new cook. So dire is his situation that he hires the disheveled girl. The savvy young woman quickly proves to be an excellent chef and --once well-scrubbed and decently dressed--an eye-catching beauty. Nacib quickly finds himself the owner of the most prosperous business in town--and the employer of its most sought-after woman. [via]
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- Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon: ISBN 0380012057 (0-380-01205-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins - Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon: ISBN 0380754703 (0-380-75470-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins - Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon: ISBN 0394425979 (0-394-42597-9)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon: ISBN 0307276651 (0-307-27665-1)
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- Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon: ISBN 0380012057 (0-380-01205-7)
Games for Actors and Non--Actorsby Augusto Boal, Adrian JacksonISBN 0415267080 (0-415-26708-0)
Softcover, Routledge
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Games for Actors and Non--Actors'Book summary:The French edition of Jeux pour Acteurs et Non-Acteurs published in 1982 is currently in its seventh edition. For this first translation into English Boal has added new examples and fresh ideas to make it the most up-to-date introduction to the techniques of Image Theatre and Forum Theatre available.
Boal's early work took place under the military regime in Brazil. During a period of exile in Portugal, France, Sweden, Germany, and the US he developed work on combating oppression through theatre. His methods transform theatre from a hierarchical structure where actors are active and audiences passive, to a democratic arena where the spectator becomes the `spectactor', contributing ideas, taking over roles, and using theatre to confront everyday problems, such as sexual harassment, poor pay, homophobia, and racism and find ways of fighting them.
Games for Actors and Non-Actors is a handbook of methods, techniques, games, and exercises designed to help anyone - whether actor or non-actor - rehearse for real life: make the fictional real. [via]More editions of Games for Actors and Non--Actors:
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The Illustrated Alchemistby Paulo Coelho, Alan R. Clarke, MoebiusISBN 006019250X (0-06-019250-X)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Illustrated Alchemist'Book summary:Amazon.co.uk Review Like the one-time bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Alchemist presents a simple fable, based on simple truths and places it in a highly unique situation. And though we may sense a bestselling formula, it is certainly not a new one: even the ancient tribal storytellers knew that this is the most successful method of entertaining an audience while slipping in a lesson or two. Brazilian storyteller Paulo Coehlo introduces Santiago, an Andalucian shepherd boy who one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. And so he's off: leaving Spain to literally follow his dream. Along the way he meets many spiritual messengers, who come in unassuming forms such as a camel driver and a well-read Englishman. In one of the Englishman's books, Santiago first learns about the alchemists--men who believed that if a metal were heated for many years, it would free itself of all its individual properties, and what was left would be the "Soul of the World." Of course he does eventually meet an alchemist, and the ensuing student-teacher relationship clarifies much of the boy's misguided agenda, while also emboldening him to stay true to his dreams. "My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy confides to the alchemist one night as they look up at a moonless night. "Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself," the alchemist replies. "And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity." [via]
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Jubiababy Jorge Amado, Margaret A. NevesISBN 0380754797 (0-380-75479-7)
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La Quinta Montana / the Fifth Mountainby Paulo CoelhoISBN 0060930128 (0-06-093012-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'La Quinta Montana / the Fifth Mountain'Book summary:Inspirado en un breve pasaje de la Biblia ( I Reyes 18, 8-24 ), La Qunita Montaña cuneta la historia de un hombre, el profeta Elías, que recibe de Dios la orden de abandonar Israel. En un mundo regido por supersticiones, conflictos religiosos y tradiciones profundamente arraigadas, el joven profeta deberá enfrentarse a una avalancha de acontecimientos que le conduciran a una definitivo cara a cara con Dios. La historia del profeta Elías se convierte así en una valiosa leccion de esperanza para el hombre contemporaneo. ¿Hasta qué punto podemos determinar nuestro destino? Ésta es la pregunta que lanza al aire La Quinta Montaña para que cada uno de nosotros encuentre su propia respuesta. Reafirmando una vez má su talento literario, Paulo Coelho, el escritor brasileño mas vendido de nuestros dias, vuelve a sorprendernos con una novela tan fascinante como inolvidable.
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Macunaimaby Mario De AndradeISBN 8570280076 (85-7028-007-6)
Softcover, Univ of Pittsburgh Pr
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Memorias Postumas De Bras Cubasby MacHado De AssisISBN 0850515025 (0-85051-502-5)
Softcover, Luso Brazilian Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Memorias Postumas De Bras Cubas'Book summary:One of the greatest novels of Brazilian Literature, Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas is narrated by a dead man who recounts the amorous misadventures of his unheroic life and explains his half-hearted political ambitions. While it is considered the first novel of Brazilian realism, its quirks seem refreshingly modern and make it unforgettably unlike anything written before or after it. [via]
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Once Minutos / Eleven Minutesby Paulo CoelhoISBN 9504910777 (950-49-1077-7)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Once Minutos / Eleven Minutes'Book summary:Una novela cautivadora y audaz del autor de El Alquimista, bestseller con m&aaucute;s de un millón de ejemplares vendidos. En este nuevo relato, el novelista explora con gran sensibilidad la naturaleza sagrada del sexo y del amor y nos invita a enfrentar nuestros propios prejuicios y demonios.
Once Minutos relata la historia de María, una joven proveniente de una villa brasileña, cuyos primeros roces inocentes con el amor le dejan con el corazón destrozado. A su tierna edad, se convence de que jamás hallará el amor verdadero; al contrario, considera que "El amor es algo horrible que produce sufrimiento." Un encuentro casual en Río la lleva a Ginebra, donde sueña con conseguir fama y fortuna. Sin embargo, termina trabajando de prostituta.
En Ginebra, la opinión desesperanzada que María tiene del amor, se pone a prueba al conocer a un apuesto joven pintor. En esta odisea de descubrimiento personal, María debe elegir entre recorrer el camino de la oscuridad, el del sexo por el sexo mismo, o arriesgarlo todo para descubrir su propia "luz interior" y las posibilidad del sexo sagrado, es decir, del sexo dentro del contexto del amor.
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Pen, Sword, Camisoleby Jorge AmadoISBN 0380754800 (0-380-75480-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Philosopher or Dog?by MacHado De Assis, Clothilde WilsonISBN 0374523282 (0-374-52328-2)
Softcover, Noonday Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Philosopher or Dog?'Book summary:The rich and eccentric philosopher Quincas Borbas names his dog after himself because he knows his pet will outlive him. Quincas does die first, leaving his fortune to his friend Rube provided that he takes care for the dog. The dim-witted friend is hardly prepared for the life that awaits him. [via]
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The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubasby Gregory Rabassa, Joaquim Maria MacHado De AssisISBN 0195101693 (0-19-510169-3)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas'Book summary:Fans of Latin American literature will be thrilled by Oxford University Press's new translations of works by 19th-century Brazilian author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis. His novels are both heartbreaking and comic; his limning of a colonial Brazil in flux is both perceptive and remarkably modern. The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas is written as an autobiography, a chronicle of the erotic misadventures of its narrator, Brás Cubas--who happens to be dead. In pursuit of love and progeny, Cubas rejects the women who want him and aspires to the ones who reject him. In the end, he dies unloved and without heirs, yet he somehow manages to turn this bitter pill into a victory of sorts. What makes Memoirs stand up 100 years after the book was written is Machado's biting humor, brilliant prose, and profound understanding of all the vagaries of human behavior. [via]
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The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubasby Joaquim Maria MacHado De Assis, Gregory RabassaISBN 0195101707 (0-19-510170-7)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas'Book summary:Fans of Latin American literature will be thrilled by Oxford University Press's new translations of works by 19th-century Brazilian author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis. His novels are both heartbreaking and comic; his limning of a colonial Brazil in flux is both perceptive and remarkably modern. The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas is written as an autobiography, a chronicle of the erotic misadventures of its narrator, Brás Cubas--who happens to be dead. In pursuit of love and progeny, Cubas rejects the women who want him and aspires to the ones who reject him. In the end, he dies unloved and without heirs, yet he somehow manages to turn this bitter pill into a victory of sorts. What makes Memoirs stand up 100 years after the book was written is Machado's biting humor, brilliant prose, and profound understanding of all the vagaries of human behavior. [via]
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Quincas Borbaby Joaquim Maria MacHado De Assis, Gregory RabassaISBN 0195106822 (0-19-510682-2)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Quincas Borba'Book summary:Along with The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas and Dom Casmurro, Quincas Borba is one of Machado de Assis' major works and indeed one of the major works of nineteenth century fiction. With his uncannily postmodern sensibility, his delicious wit, and his keen insight into the political and social complexities of the Brazilian Empire, Machado opens a fascinating world to English speaking readers.
When the mad philosopher Quincas Borba dies, he leaves to his friend Rubião the entirety of his wealth and property, with a single stipulation: Rubião must take care of Quincas Borba's dog, who is also named Quincas Borba, and who may indeed have assumed the soul of the dead philosopher. Flush with his newfound wealth, Rubião heads for Rio de Janeiro and plunges headlong into a world where fantasy and reality become increasingly difficult to keep separate. Brilliantly translated by Gregory Rabassa, Quincas Borba is a masterful satire not only on life in Imperial Brazil but the human condition itself. [via] 
Tent of Miraclesby Jorge AmadoISBN 0380410206 (0-380-41020-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Tent of Miraclesby Ilan Stavans, Jorge Amado, Barbara Shelby, Barbara Shelby MerelloISBN 029918644X (0-299-18644-X)
Softcover, Univ of Wisconsin Pr
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Teresa Batista Cansada De Guerraby J. AmadoISBN 9500340585 (950-03-4058-5)
Softcover, Lectorum Pubns Inc
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Veronika Decides to Dieby Paulo Coelho, Margaret Jull CostaISBN 0061124265 (0-06-112426-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Veronika Decides to Die'Book summary:When Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist) was a young man, his parents had him committed to mental hospitals three times because he wanted to be an artist--an unacceptable profession in Brazil at the time. During his numerous forced incarcerations he vowed to write some day about his experiences and the injustices of involuntary commitment. In this fable-like novel, Coelho makes good on his promise, with the creation of a fictional character named Veronika who decides to kill herself when faced with all that is wrong with the world and how powerless she feels to change anything. Although she survives her initial suicide attempt, she is committed to a mental hospital where she begins to wrestle with the meaning of mental illness and whether forced drugging should be inflicted on patients who don't fit into the narrow definition of "normal." The strength and tragedy of Veronika's fictional story was instrumental in passing new government regulations in Brazil that have made it more difficult to have a person involuntarily committed. Like any great storyteller, Coelho has used the realm of fiction to magically infiltrate and alter the realm of reality. --Gail Hudson [via]
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A Republica Dos Bugresby Ruy TapiocaISBN 8532510280 (85-325-1028-0)
Hardcover, Rocco
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Agosto: Romanceby Rubem FonsecaISBN 8571641390 (85-7164-139-0)
Hardcover, Companhia das Letras
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Antologia Poetica.by Vinicius de MoraesISBN 8571642192 (85-7164-219-2)
Hardcover, Companhia das Letras
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Aqueles Caes Malditos De Arquelauby Isaias PessottiISBN 8585490217 (85-85490-21-7)
Hardcover, Editora 34
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Budapeste: Romanceby Chico BuarqueISBN 8535904174 (85-359-0417-4)
Hardcover, Companhia das Letras
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Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridosby Jorge AmadoISBN 8501005525 (85-01-00552-5)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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Malagueta, Perus E Bacanacoby Joao AntonioISBN 8575033611 (85-7503-361-1)
Hardcover, CosacNaify
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Na Margem Do Rio Piedra Eu Sentei E Choreiby Paulo CoelhoISBN 8532504698 (85-325-0469-8)
Hardcover, Rocco
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O Alienistaby Joaquim Maria MacHado De AssisISBN 0850515068 (0-85051-506-8)
Softcover, Luso Brazilian Books
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O Amor E Outros Objetos Pontiagudos: Contosby Marcal AquinoISBN 8586028762 (85-86028-76-2)
Hardcover, Geracao Editorial
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O Cheiro Do Raloby Lourenco MutarelliISBN 8575320378 (85-7532-037-8)
Hardcover, Devir Livraria
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O Demonio E a Srta. Prymby Paulo CoelhoISBN 857302335X (85-7302-335-X)
Hardcover, Objetiva
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O Monte Cincoby Paulo CoelhoISBN 8573020954 (85-7302-095-4)
Hardcover, Objetiva
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O Rio De J. Carlosby Zuenir Ventura, Cassio Loredano, J. CarlosISBN 8573840269 (85-7384-026-9)
Hardcover, Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro
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Onze Minutosby Paulo CoelhoISBN 8532515363 (85-325-1536-3)
Hardcover, Rocco
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Vastas Emocoes E Pensamentos Imperfeitosby Rubem FonsecaISBN 8571640173 (85-7164-017-3)
Hardcover, Companhia das Letras
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Verdade Tropicalby Caetano VelosoISBN 8571647127 (85-7164-712-7)
Hardcover, Companhia das Letras
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Veronika Decide Morrerby Paulo CoelhoISBN 8573022019 (85-7302-201-9)
Hardcover, Objetiva
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Esta é a história de uma jovem desencantada com a mesmice da vida. Embora aparentemente tenha tudo o que possa desejar, ela se sente infeliz. Assim, escolhe dia e hora para pôr fim ao que julga uma existência insossa. Após uma overdose de calmantes, acorda internada numa clínica para loucos, onde descobre que seus dias estão contados [via]
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Vista Do Rioby Rodrigo LacerdaISBN 8575032275 (85-7503-227-5)
Hardcover, Cosac & Naify
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A Orillas Del Rio Piedra Me Sente Y Llore / By the River Piedra, I Sat Down and Weptby Paulo CoelhoISBN 0062514628 (0-06-251462-8)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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El Alquimistaby Paulo CoehloISBN 9700513866 (970-05-1386-6)
Softcover, Downtown Book Center Inc
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El Alquimista / The Alchemistby Paulo CoelhoISBN 0062511408 (0-06-251140-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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El Alquimista, ahora por primera vez disponible en EspaÑa en Norte America, ha sido aclamado en EspaÑa y en America Latina como una de las novelas mas importantes de la dÉcada.
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Bahia De Todos Los Santos, Guia De Calles Y Misteriosby Jorge AmadoISBN 9500376652 (950-03-7665-2)
Softcover, Oceano De Mexico
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Cacaoby Jorge AmadoISBN 9500340569 (950-03-4056-9)
Softcover, Oceano De Mexico
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Capitanes de la arena/ Captains of the Sanby Jorge AmadoISBN 8420603902 (84-206-0390-2)
Softcover, Alianza Editorial Sa
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El Demonio Y LA Senorita Prymby Paulo Coelho, M. Dolors VentosISBN 9700512975 (970-05-1297-5)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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Dona Flor y sus dos maridosby Jorge AmadoISBN 9681322118 (968-13-2211-8)
Softcover, Diana/Mexico
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Gabriela, Clavo y Canelaby Jorge Amado, Dante HermoISBN 8476695810 (84-7669-581-0)
Hardcover, Aleph Editores
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Mar Muertoby Jorge AmadoISBN 9500306409 (950-03-0640-9)
Softcover, Oceano De Mexico
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Memorias Postumas De Bras Cubas/ the Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubasby Joaquin Maria Machado De AssisISBN 950515190X (950-515-190-X)
Softcover, De LA Flor S.R.L. Ediciones
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La Quinta Montanaby Paulo CoelhoISBN 0060175664 (0-06-017566-4)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'La Quinta Montana'Book summary:From one of the world's most popular writers comes a retelling of the biblical story of Elijah that follows in the tradition of Paulo Coelho's international bestseller THE ALCHEMIST. Based on an event that awakened the author to the reality that tragedy is not punishment but challenge, LA QUINTA MONTANA teaches without being didactic, inspires without being sanctimonious. [via]
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Veronika Decide Morirby Paulo CoelhoISBN 0060196653 (0-06-019665-3)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Veronika Decide Morir / Veronika Decides to Dieby Paulo CoelhoISBN 0060011939 (0-06-001193-9)
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L'effet Pervers: Le Naufrage Des Democratiesby Michel CollinISBN 2910188132 (2-910188-13-2)
Hardcover, Editions A. Carriere
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› Find signed collectible books: 'L'effet Pervers: Le Naufrage Des Democraties'Book summary:253pages. 13,1cm x 20,6cm x 2,1cm. Broché. L'Alchimiste est le récit d'une quête, celle de Santiago, un jeune berger andalou parti à la recherche d'un trésor enfoui au pied des Pyramides. Dans le désert, initié par l'Alchimiste, il apprendra à écouter son coeur, à lire les signes du destin et, par-dessus tout, à aller au bout de son rêve. Destiné à l'enfant que chaque être cache en soi, L'Alchimiste est un merveilleux conte philosophique, que l'on compare souvent au Petit Prince, de Saint-Exupéry, et à Jonathan Livingston le Goéland, de Richard Bach. Le levant s'était mis à souffler. Il amenait les Maures sans doute, mais il apportait aussi l'odeur du désert. Il apportait la sueur et les songes des hommes qui étaient partis en quête de l'Inconnu, en quête d'or, d'aventures, et de pyramides. Alors le jeune berger andalou se prit à envier la liberté du vent et comprit qu'il pourrait, comme lui, traverser les pays et trouver sa Légende personnelle. Destiné à l'enfant que chaque être cache en lui, L'Alchimiste est un merveilleux conte philosophique qui nous guide sur la voie d'un trésor oublié. Et des terres noires andalouses aux mystères de l'Egypte, déchiffrant les augures du ciel, le lecteur trouvera lui aussi le secret de l'Alchimie. [via]
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