The Wager by Machado de Assis, R.L. Scott-Buccleuch

200 pages first pub 1908 (editions)

nonfiction classics reflective slow-paced
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In this classic of South American literature, Aires returns home to his native, Rio after many years abroad and is captivated by a young widow whom he sees praying at her husband's graveside. Her charm and the tragic story of her brief marriage in...

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