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A few years ago I read Barren Lives, which has stayed with me, because Ramos has a way of creating characters that get under your skin. Ramos (1892 - 1953) is famous for writing about the Backlands (Northeastern Brazil), where many are illiterate and just struggling to survive. This is a story of a field hand that became an estate owner, espousing many of the views of the time period and location.
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