Brazil

John Updike
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The richest and most sensual novel in years from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the Rabbit series. Two young, beautiful lovers, a black child of the Rio slums and a pampered upper-class white girl, endure privation, violence, and captivity to be together.
Genres: FictionBrazilMagical RealismAmericanNovelsHistorical FictionClassicsLiterary FictionContemporaryBook Club
272 Pages

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