With an unflinching, unsentimental eye and a soupçon of black humor, Fonseca chronicles the foibles, manias, and obsessions of the people of Brazil's metropolises.
Winning the Game and Other Stories
- Book ID
- 126248636
- Publisher
- Tagus Press at UMass Dartmouth
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 763 KB
- Category
- Standards
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
With an unflinching, unsentimental eye and a soupçon of black humor, Fonseca chronicles the foibles, manias, and obsessions of the people of Brazil's metropolises.
✦ Subjects
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