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Agustina Bessa-Luís

Born 1922 · Portugal

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    APE 2002 · Winner

    Jóia de Família

    Title translated by AI:“Family Jewel”

    Agustina Bessa-Luís · 79 when first published

    Novel · 345 pages · Family, Crime · O Princípio da Incerteza, book 1

    AI-generated summary:On a family estate in the Douro, a maid secretly replaces her mistress's newborn, who has not survived, with her own baby, and the boy grows up as António Clara, known as Cravo Roxo.