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which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award of the Academy of American Poets

The Mayor is going to be there

delving into the implications and objections to the theory

during the darkest days of World War II

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Dom Casmurro Condition:Good which won the Los AngelesBentinho Santiago, cosseted only child of a rich widow, lives next door to Capitu, the daughter of a lowly government official. As childhood friendship turns to adolescent love, an obstacle to the union exists in the form of a vow made by Bentinhos mother before his birth: her son is to be a priest. The lovers situation appears hopeless, but resourceful Capitu is not easily discouraged. De Assis weaves a powerful and ultimately tragic story of love