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Product Description Organized in chronological order of publication, Lima Barreto's chronicles reveals clearly the critical perception the writer had of his time, the city he crossed daily, the social organization in the Primeira Republica (first republic) and the world panorama shaken by the wars and revolutions. About the Author Beatriz Resende holds a Ph.D in Compared literature and a masters degree in Literary Theory. she is adjunct-professor of UNIRIO Drama School, research of PACC/UFRJ and from CNPQ. She wrote many books about Lima Barreto and in the Brazilain Literature field. She is a Philologist, director of the reasearch department of Casa de Rui Barbosa Foundation.