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1	The fifth mountain more books like this by Paulo Coelho add to wishlist A retelling of the story of the prophet Elijah. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.20! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Veronika decides to die more books like this by Paulo Coelho add to wishlist A librarian named Veronika attempts suicide by overdosing on pills, and when she comes out of her coma she is in a mental institution and told she has only a week to live. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.09! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The hour of the star more books like this by Clarice Lispector add to wishlist Clarice Lispector died of cancer at the age of fifty-six on 9th December 1977. "The Hour of the Star" was published that same year and acclaimed by the critics as 'a regional allegory' of extraordinary awareness and insight. Lispector herself defined "The Hour of the Star" as a book 'made without words...a mute photograph...a silence...a question' ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $5.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Gabriela, clove and cinnamon more books like this by Jorge Amado add to wishlist In 1925, the arrival of a beautiful mulatto girl named Gabriela from the backlands transforms the lives of many inhabitants of a provincial Brazilian city. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Apple in the Dark more books like this by Clarice Lispector add to wishlist The translation by Gregory Rebassa received the first National Book Award for Translation when it appeared in 1967. see all copies from $8.17! new only from $19.76! \| first editions
6	The pilgrimage : a contemporary quest for ancient wisdom. more books like this by Paulo Coelho add to wishlist An extraordinary mixture of adventure story and guide to self-knowledge, this book recounts the spectacular trials of Paulo and his mentor, Petrus, as they journey across Spain in search of a miraculous sword. A compelling tale that delivers a powerful brew of magic and insight, The Pilgrimage recounts the amazing trials of Paulo Coelho and his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.15! \| SVS
7	The war of the saints more books like this by Jorge Amado add to wishlist When the image of Saint Barbara of the Thunder is shipped to the city of Bahia, it comes alive to save the soul of a young girl whose behaviour has offended her pious family. This mythical tale by the author of "Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands" investigates the power of a Brazilian religious cult. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
8	La Caverna more books like this by Jose Saramago add to wishlist A small pottery shop, a gigantic business district. One world rapidly headed toward extinction, another which grows and multiplies within a mirrored maze where there appear to be no boundaries nor limits to false illusions. La caverna is the story of a family of potters who realize that their craft is no longer appreciated in such a fast-paced, ... see all copies from $2.85! new only from $8.95! \| SVS
9	The Natural Order of Things more books like this by Antonio Lobo Antunes, Richard Zenith (Translator) add to wishlist The events in the lives of two families parallel the events of Portuguese history in this saga that has been compared to the work of Gogol. see all copies from $3.46! new only from $8.55! \| first editions \| SVS
10	By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept more books like this by Paulo Coelho add to wishlist A law student rediscovers her faith in the form of an alluring healer in this Christian romance set in the Pyrenees. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.38! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	The Valkyries: An Encounter with Angels more books like this by Paulo Coelho add to wishlist This is a modern-day adventure story featuring Paulo's supernatural encounter with angels -- who appear as warrior women and travel through the Mojave desert on their motorbikes. Haunted by a devastating curse, Paulo is instructed by his mysterious spiritual master to embark upon a journey -- to find and speak to his guardian angel in an attempt ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.51! \| first editions
12 view cover	History of the Siege of Lisbon more books like this by Jose Saramago add to wishlist When Raimundo Silva, humble proof-reader for a Lisbon publishing house, takes it upon himself to insert a negative into the sentence of a history book, he rewrites history. The effect of this act of insubordination is to make his editor, the voluptuous Dr Maria Sara, fall in love with him. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The carpenter's pencil more books like this by Manuel Rivas add to wishlist Originally written in Galician, the language of northwest Spain, THE CARPENTER'S PENCIL takes place in that region during the Spanish Civil War--recollected in old age by a man named Herbal. Herbal was once a guard at the prison where Daniel DeBarca, a doctor, was incarcerated for his antifascist sentiments--but Herbal had doubts about his job, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Stone Raft, the more books like this by Jose Saramago add to wishlist Joana Carda scratches the ground with an elm branch, and the mute dogs of Cerbere begin to bark, portending doom. The earth cracks open and the Iberian peninsula separates from Europe, floating off into the Atlantic. People flee the coastal areas in a mass exodus, to wander, disoriented, across the drifting island's interior. Among them are a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15	Home is the Sailor more books like this by Jorge Amado, Harriet De Onis (Translator) add to wishlist In 1961, a young historian undertakes the task of writing the biography of Captain Vasco Moscoso de Aragao, whose life is the subject of conflicting stories. Was he, as he claimed, a retired Master Mariner in the merchant marine? Or was he a wastrel and gambler who hung out in whorehouses and had never set foot on a ship? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.95! \| first editions
16 view cover	An explanation of the birds more books like this by António Lobo Antunes add to wishlist Rui S., a political historian, is unable to accept the circumstances of his life: his mother's death from cancer, his estrangement from his family, his rejection by his first wife and children, his political vacillations and his ambigious feelings for his second wife. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.75! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Turbulence more books like this by Chico Buarque add to wishlist The narrator of this tale is haunted by nostalgia for the places of his childhood set in a city that can only be Rio de Janeiro. A drop-out from the privileged world of luxury beach apartments and sybaritic obsessions, he has entered the "other" Brazil of wretched poverty and petty crime. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Devil's Church and Other Stories more books like this by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis add to wishlist see all copies from $5.58! new only from $26.33! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The lost manuscript more books like this by Rubem Fonseca add to wishlist What better place to hide a collection of priceless jewels than among the glitter and ostrich feathers of Rio's Carnival parade? The film-director narrator suddenly finds himself the custodian of such a valuable horde after the nocturnal visit of a young dancer who is soon found murdered. see all copies from $3.84! new only from $16.00! \| first editions
20 view cover	Dona Flor and her two husbands more books like this by Jorge Amado add to wishlist When Dona Flor's husband dies suddenly, she forgets all his defects and remembers only his passion. Erotic nightmares haunt her. Dr Teodoro, a local pharmacist, proposes marriage and Dona Flor accepts, hoping to recapture the ecstasy she now craves. One night, her first husband materializes naked at the foot of her bed, eager to reclaim his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.70! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Relic more books like this by Eca de Queiros, Margaret Jull Costa (Translator) add to wishlist Teodorico Raposo, the novel's lascivious anti-hero is a master of deceit; one minute feigning devotion in front of his rich, pious aunt, in order to inherit her money, the next indulging in debauchery. Spurred on by the desire to please his aunt, and in order to get away from his unfaithful mistress, he embarks on a journey to the Holy Land in ... see all copies from $7.65! new only from $13.27!
22	South of nowhere more books like this by Antonio Lobo Antunes add to wishlist see all copies from $3.37! new only from $235.99! \| first editions
23	Captains of the Sands more books like this by Jorge Amado, Gregory Rabassa (Translator) add to wishlist Amado's novel takes up his usual theme: the degrading effects of poverty--in this case, especially on children. see all copies from $39.98! new only from $188.28!
24 view cover	In Praise of Lies more books like this by Patrícia Melo add to wishlist In this Brazilian novel, a hack mystery writer falls in love with a herpetologist while doing research on snake toxins. She persuades him to help her murder her husband and, after a farcical botched attempt, they succeed. But, once they are married, their relationship sours, and his writing ability goes into a decline. Out of the chaos, they make ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Tree of the Seventh Heaven more books like this by Milton Hatoum, Lee Goerner (Editor), Ellen Watson (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.77! \| first editions \| SVS

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