{"product_id":"memorial-de-maria-moura","title":"Memorial of Maria Moura","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRachel de Queiroz's acclaimed work, \u003cem\u003eMemorial de Maria Moura,\u003c\/em\u003e returns to bookstores with a new cover.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Rachel de Queiroz's mature novel, \u003cem\u003eMemorial de Maria Moura,\u003c\/em\u003e embodies all the literary characteristics that made her a renowned author, the first woman to be inducted into the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Set in rural 19th-century Brazil, the book tells the story of Maria Moura, a strong, rural character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eStill young, Maria Moura goes through painful experiences. She loses her father and then her mother. Her stepfather lures and rapes her. What's more, her inherited land is under threat from unscrupulous cousins. The harsh terrain, drought, and loneliness could be the only companions on this journey. Maria, however, is a portrait of the will and desire of a Northeastern woman, who understands the subjugation society and her family want to place her in, but refuses to settle for it. Around her gather passionate and loyal characters, clamoring to join her fight for justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eThe backlands, freedom, violence, land disputes, religiosity, women's will and emancipation, friendship, and love are all major themes of Rachel de Queiroz, all addressed in this masterpiece, written when the author was already 82 years old. It is no wonder that \u003cem\u003eMemorial de Maria Moura\u003c\/em\u003e won the 1993 Jabuti Prize for Fiction and, the following year, was adapted into a miniseries of the same name on Rede Globo, starring Glória Pires as the protagonist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Rachel de Queiroz was an extraordinary woman. A writer, journalist, activist against the Vargas dictatorship, and a spokesperson for the Brazilian Northeast, she never allowed herself to be pigeonholed into categories. She called herself \"non-feminist,\" allowing herself to contradict herself. In the words of Heloisa Buarque de Hollanda, Rachel is \"our great feminist literature [...] avant la lettre.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e The book is illustrated by the great engraver Ciro Fernandes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159258775804,"sku":"9786558470175","price":79.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/44f18fe764e82152646d1e03abaafc77.jpg?v=1778876987","url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/products\/memorial-de-maria-moura","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}