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In Eternal Yearning, Jślia Lopes de Almeida gathers thirty stories of desire, guilt, tenderness, cruelty, memory, and social constraint into a haunting portrait of the human heart. First published in 1903, this collection moves with remarkable freedom between psychological realism, tragedy, irony, and the uncanny, revealing a writer of rare emotional precision and narrative control.
Again and again, Lopes de Almeida turns toward lives under pressure: women burdened by secrecy, motherhood, poverty, violence, longing, and the strict moral codes of their world. Yet these stories are never merely bleak. They are vivid, elegant, and often startling, driven by sharp reversals, unforgettable images, and an unsparing understanding of love, shame, devotion, and survival.
Whether she is writing of domestic anguish, spiritual obsession, social hypocrisy, or the strange borderland between the ordinary and the grotesque, Lopes de Almeida brings intensity and compassion to every page. Eternal Yearning is both a major work of Brazilian literature and a powerful rediscovery: a collection that feels at once historical and startlingly modern.
Perfect for readers of literary fiction, feminist classics, Gothic undertones, and short stories with emotional depth, this volume introduces English-language readers to one of Brazil’s most important and too-long-neglected writers.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In Eternal Yearning, Julia Lopes de Almeida gathers thirty stories of desire, guilt, tenderness, cruelty, memory, and social constraint into a haunting portrait of the human heart. First published in 1903, this collection moves with remarkable freedom between psychological realism, tragedy, irony, and the uncanny, revealing a writer of rare emotional precision and narrative control.Again and again, Lopes de Almeida turns toward lives under pressure: women burdened by secrecy, motherhood, poverty, violence, longing, and the strict moral codes of their world. Yet these stories are never merely bleak. They are vivid, elegant, and often startling, driven by sharp reversals, unforgettable images, and an unsparing understanding of love, shame, devotion, and survival.Whether she is writing of domestic anguish, spiritual obsession, social hypocrisy, or the strange borderland between the ordinary and the grotesque, Lopes de Almeida brings intensity and compassion to every page. Eternal Yearning is both a major work of Brazilian literature and a powerful rediscovery: a collection that feels at once historical and startlingly modern.Perfect for readers of literary fiction, feminist classics, Gothic undertones, and short stories with emotional depth, this volume introduces English-language readers to one of Brazil's most important and too-long-neglected writers. 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 # 9798258587534
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