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Dom Casmurro

Machado de Assis

1899·258 pages

Literary Fiction

Dom Casmurro is the nickname of Bento Santiago, who, old and alone, unveils his memories. A promise made by his mother charts his destiny as a priest, but Bento Santiago, in love, abandons the seminary. He studies Law and marries his great love, but jealousy and distrust thicken. He suspects that he is not the biological father of the couple's son, Ezequiel, but rather his great friend Escobar.

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Dom Casmurro

Machado de Assis

Year

1899

Pages

258

Literary Fiction

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Dom Casmurro is the nickname of Bento Santiago, who, old and alone, unveils his memories. A promise made by his mother charts his destiny as a priest, but Bento Santiago, in love, abandons the seminary. He studies Law and marries his great love, but jealousy and distrust thicken. He suspects that he is not the biological father of the couple's son, Ezequiel, but rather his great friend Escobar.

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