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Part One, First Chapter: The Languor of Ofenísia, Sections titled Of the Sun and the Rain and a Small Miracle, Of the Mixture of Past and Future in the Streets of Ilhéus, Of the Notables at the Fish Market, and Of the Doctor's Claim to Noble but Not Imperial Blood Summary
The story opens in the year 1925 in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian town. Ilhéus has a history of violence. In the old days, plantation owners fought for land and killed anyone who got in their way. Now, Ilhéus is a...
This section contains 909 words (approx. 3 pages at 400 words per page) |