Alencar, José Martiniano de,  1829-1877 <br/><br/>
O Guarany: romance brazileiro, Vol. 1 (of 2) 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guarani  Release date is 2022-03-28 
<br/><br/>Laura Natal Rodrigues and Kristen Carmean (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.)  Laura Natal Rodrigues and Kristen Carmean (Images generously made available by Hathi Trust Digital Library.) 
<br/><br/> "O Guarany: romance brazileiro, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by José Martiniano de Alencar is a novel published in 1857. Set in 1604 colonial Brazil, it follows Peri, a Goitacá Indian who has devoted himself to protecting Cecília, the daughter of Portuguese nobleman Dom Antônio de Mariz. When the dangerous adventurer Loredano arrives at the family's remote castle-like home, he begins plotting to kidnap Cecília and overthrow the household. A foundational text of Brazilian Romanticism, the novel blends adventure, Gothic elements, and themes of freedom and indigenous identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Brazilian fiction -- 19th century 
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