02534cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500510014326400510019430000470024533600260029233700260031833800360034450000310038050502450041150802000065652011760085653400450203265300390207765300300211685600430214699900190218962954UtSlPG20260610134442.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7apt2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aMoreno, Bento,d1848-191910aNovos contos :b4º volume da Comedia do Campo 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2020-08-170 aA minha morte -- Nosso Senhor Jesus Christo -- O cego de Guardiam -- A velhice d'um rei -- A mulher de Lucas -- Dois caturras -- A postura dos ovos -- Rende-te Centurião -- A truta grande -- Um corvo e um papagaio -- A vista do salgueiro.  aProduced by Rita Farinha and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was
produced from scanned images of public domain material
from the Google Books project.)  a"Novos contos" by Bento Moreno is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book explores various facets of life, often depicting characters immersed in their struggles, desires, and interactions within their social contexts. It delves into themes of illness, love, longing, and the complexities of human relationships, revealing the emotional nuances of its characters.  The opening of the collection introduces a narrator who reflects on his experiences during a severe illness at a young age, detailing his physical and psychological turmoil as he confronts the reality of life and death. He vividly recounts the agony of his fever and the subsequent slow return to health, portraying a struggle not only for physical recovery but for a deeper understanding of existence itself. As he begins to regain his normal sensations and desires, he experiences a profound appreciation for life, contrasted with a visceral fear of mortality. This introspective narrative sets the tone for the themes of resilience and the bittersweet nature of existence that are likely to unfold in the subsequent stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPortuguese fiction -- 19th century  aShort stories, Portuguese40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62954  c103778d103778