Irene ou o Contrato Social
“Irene, or the Social Contract” (title translated by AI)
Maria Velho da Costa (born 1938)
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At the centre is Irene, an elderly woman who owes something to the writer Irene Lisboa without being a portrait of her. Her story unfolds in present-day Lisbon and ends in 1999, and her private trials are never apart from the world around her: the city, the country and Europe beyond. Among those who share her days is Orlando, a mixed-race master of graffiti, and the mixing of peoples, cultures and languages runs through the whole book.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 218 pages in the original
- Set in
- Portugal, 1990s
- First published
- 2000 by Dom Quixote
- Author's age
- 62 when first published
- ISBN
9789722017497 (original)