The Girl in the Photograph
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The Girl in the Photograph

by Lygia Fagundes Telles

1973•Drama•266 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalheavyrealisticglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agesocial commentarytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeMoving and heavy: a grounded novel. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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About This Book

São Paulo, 1973, auge da ditadura militar. Num pensionato para moças, as universitárias Lorena, Lia e Ana Clara iniciam a vida adulta num mundo conturbado por rápidas transformações. Lygia Fagundes Telles entrelaça de modo sutil e complexo as trajetórias dessas meninas às voltas com o sexo, as drogas e a repressão política.

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Characteristics

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalComing of ageSocial commentaryTroubled leads

Subjects

WomenBrazilian literature

Details

Author
Lygia Fagundes Telles
Published
1973
Pages
266
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