by Nélida Piñon · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420415192
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«La república de los sueños» is the historical fiction novel by Nélida Piñon, published by Alfaguara in paperback (768 pages, in Spanish).
Madruga and Venancio emigrate together from Vigo to Rio de Janeiro in 1913. Madruga amasses a fortune in Brazil building businesses and estates, but his success distances him from himself; Venancio keeps his dreamer nature and holds the emotions his friend represses. A bittersweet portrait of triumph and frustration in twentieth-century Brazil.
Translated from Portuguese. Fifth edition published in 2013. Winner of the São Paulo Art Critics Association Award and the Pen Club Award for best fiction book.
Recommended for readers of historical and contemporary fiction interested in Galician emigration and the development of modern Brazil.
Nélida Piñon was a Brazilian author and professor. At the time of her death, Piñon was "considered among the foremost writers in Brazil today".
