The Poor

by Raul Brandão

The Poor (Os Pobres, 1906), by Portuguese author Ra l Brand o is a powerful tribute to the underclasses. Innovative thematically and stylistically, the novel consists of loosely connected vignettes on two narrative levels: the lives of prostitutes, where the inexorable need for love is transformed into a means for survival; and the life of Gebo, a seemingly slovenly man, with neither sentiment nor intelligence. Instead, as he searches tirelessly for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564787648
• ISBN13: 9781564787644
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"