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A haunting masterpiece of Portuguese modern literature, newly translated into English.
In a decaying provincial town where time seems to have stopped, the living move like shadows among memories, graves, rituals, dreams, and despair. Humus, Raul Brandão’s visionary novel, is not a conventional story but a profound meditation on existence, death, illusion, faith, poverty, and the hidden life of the soul.
First published in 1917, Humus stands as one of the most original works of Portuguese fiction: lyrical, philosophical, fragmented, and startlingly modern. Through diary-like entries, spectral dialogues, and hallucinatory reflections, Brandão transforms a small town into a symbolic universe where every stone, tree, corpse, and human face trembles with metaphysical meaning.
This English edition brings to new readers a work of rare intensity: part novel, part prose poem, part spiritual confession. For readers of Dostoevsky, Pessoa, Kafka, and the great European modernists, Humus offers a dark, luminous journey into the mystery of being alive.
A forgotten town. A restless dream. A book that asks what remains when all illusions fall away.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A haunting masterpiece of Portuguese modern literature, newly translated into English.In a decaying provincial town where time seems to have stopped, the living move like shadows among memories, graves, rituals, dreams, and despair. Humus, Raul Brandao's visionary novel, is not a conventional story but a profound meditation on existence, death, illusion, faith, poverty, and the hidden life of the soul.First published in 1917, Humus stands as one of the most original works of Portuguese fiction: lyrical, philosophical, fragmented, and startlingly modern. Through diary-like entries, spectral dialogues, and hallucinatory reflections, Brandao transforms a small town into a symbolic universe where every stone, tree, corpse, and human face trembles with metaphysical meaning.This English edition brings to new readers a work of rare intensity: part novel, part prose poem, part spiritual confession. For readers of Dostoevsky, Pessoa, Kafka, and the great European modernists, Humus offers a dark, luminous journey into the mystery of being alive.A forgotten town. A restless dream. A book that asks what remains when all illusions fall away. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798180529435
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A haunting masterpiece of Portuguese modern literature, newly translated into English.In a decaying provincial town where time seems to have stopped, the living move like shadows among memories, graves, rituals, dreams, and despair. Humus, Raul Brandão's visionary novel, is not a conventional story but a profound meditation on existence, death, illusion, faith, poverty, and the hidden life of the soul.First published in 1917, Humus stands as one of the most original works of Portuguese fiction: lyrical, philosophical, fragmented, and startlingly modern. Through diary-like entries, spectral dialogues, and hallucinatory reflections, Brandão transforms a small town into a symbolic universe where every stone, tree, corpse, and human face trembles with metaphysical meaning.This English edition brings to new readers a work of rare intensity: part novel, part prose poem, part spiritual confession. For readers of Dostoevsky, Pessoa, Kafka, and the great European modernists, Humus offers a dark, luminous journey into the mystery of being alive.A forgotten town. A restless dream. A book that asks what remains when all illusions fall away. Seller Inventory # 9798180529435
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A haunting masterpiece of Portuguese modern literature, newly translated into English.In a decaying provincial town where time seems to have stopped, the living move like shadows among memories, graves, rituals, dreams, and despair. Humus, Raul Brandao's visionary novel, is not a conventional story but a profound meditation on existence, death, illusion, faith, poverty, and the hidden life of the soul.First published in 1917, Humus stands as one of the most original works of Portuguese fiction: lyrical, philosophical, fragmented, and startlingly modern. Through diary-like entries, spectral dialogues, and hallucinatory reflections, Brandao transforms a small town into a symbolic universe where every stone, tree, corpse, and human face trembles with metaphysical meaning.This English edition brings to new readers a work of rare intensity: part novel, part prose poem, part spiritual confession. For readers of Dostoevsky, Pessoa, Kafka, and the great European modernists, Humus offers a dark, luminous journey into the mystery of being alive.A forgotten town. A restless dream. A book that asks what remains when all illusions fall away. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798180529435
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