Stories and Dreams

Original title: Histórias e Sonhos (Portuguese)

by Lima Barreto

Credits: Lima Barreto (author)

Summary

A collection of Lima Barreto's stories of 1920, opening with the preface Amplius! and gathering pieces such as The Street Urchin and His Excellency. The tales look at the people of Rio de Janeiro's offices, suburbs and streets with the writer's characteristic irony and sympathy.

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English translation: all 19 published chapters are available.

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Chapters (19)

  1. 1. O moleque
  2. 2. Sua Excellencia
  3. 3. Harakashy e as Escolas de Java
  4. 4. Congresso Pan-Planetario
  5. 5. Cló
  6. 6. Hussein Ben Ali-Al-Balek e Miquéas Habacuc
  7. 7. Agaricus auditæ
  8. 8. Adelia
  9. 9. O Feiticeiro e o Deputado
  10. 10. Uma noite no Lyrico
  11. 11. Um musico extraordinario
  12. 12. A Bibliotheca
  13. 13. Livia
  14. 14. Magua que rala
  15. 15. Clara dos Anjos
  16. 16. Uma vagabunda
  17. 17. A barganha
  18. 18. A mathematica não falha
  19. 19. Uma conversa vulgar

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