Pages 160 Originally published 1874 Page count 160 | Publication date 1874 ISBN 978-85-380-0351-9 Genre Romance novel | |
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A Mão e a Luva (The Hand and the Glove) is a romance novel written by Brazilian author Machado de Assis (1839–1908) and published in 1874. The book is a psychological analysis of society and of false naivety.
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A m o e a luva machado de assis
Story
The story revolves around Guiomar, a 17-year-old girl, goddaughter to a baroness. Guiomar wishes to raise her social position and is sought after by three men: Jorge, Estêvão and Luís Alves. Estêvão loves her crazily, purely and innocently – she is his first love. Jorge, nephew to the baroness and her obvious favorite, sees Guiomar as a path to social climbing, and has "a lustful kind of love", as described by the author. Luís Alves is a middle-term: his intentions are of an ambitious nature, but throughout the book he gradually becomes fond of Guiomar.
Jorge, with the support of the baroness and her British maid, Mrs. Oswald, requests Guiomar's hand in marriage. On the following day, Luís Alves asks as well. The baroness leaves the decision in Guiomar's hands, and, between the two admirers, she chooses Jorge, but the baroness knows she actually wants to marry Luís Alves. She actually marries Luís Alves and the end of the book justifies the title.