Barren Lives by Graciliano Ramos
A peasant family, driven by the drought, walks to exhaustion through an arid land. As they shelter at a deserted ranch, the drought is broken and they linger, tending cattle for the absentee ranch owner, until the onset of another drought forces them to move on, homeless wanderers again. Yet, like the desert plants that defeat all rigors of wind and weather, the family maintains its will to survive in the harsh and solitary land. Intimately acquainted with the region of which he writes and keenly appreciative of the character of its inhabitants, into whose minds he has penetrated as few before him, Graciliano Ramos depicts them in a style whose austerity well becomes the spareness of the subject, creating a gallery of figures that rank as classic in contemporary Brazilian literature.
Graciliano Ramos is of the naturalistic tradition in the literature of Brazil, but this novel is not mere social protestThe author has a keen visual sense, and the reader becomes one with the part of the earth where Fabiano’s life unfolds.... Barren Lives is a moving novel, one to ponder on. * Library Journal *
Graciliano Ramos (1892–1953) was a Brazilian novelist and journalist.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780292701335 |
| ISBN 10 | 0292701330 |
| Title | Barren Lives |
| Author | Graciliano Ramos |
| Series | Texas Pan American Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Texas Press |
| Year published | 1965-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 165 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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