Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_pata_da_gazela Wikipedia page about this book: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Pata_da_Gazela

Release date is 2022-04-14

Laura Natal Rodrigues (Images generously made available by the Biblioteca Brasiliana USP Digital)

"A Pata da Gazella: romance brasileiro" by José Martiniano de Alencar is a novel first published in 1870. Set in Rio de Janeiro, it tells the story of two young men competing for the affections of Amélia, a businessman's daughter. Wealthy Horacio becomes obsessed with her supposedly beautiful feet after finding her shoe, while hardworking Leopoldo loves her character and spirit. When both men believe she has a deformed foot, their contrasting reactions reveal their true natures in this ironic reversal of the Cinderella tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Originally published: Brazil: B. L. Garnier, 1870