" A classic of national literature with a new graphic design
Originally published in 1930, in an edition financed by the author herself, O Quinze is the debut novel by acclaimed Ceará-born writer Rachel de Queiroz . It generated significant attention at the time not only for its narrative power, but also for being written by a woman of only 20 years old.
By narrating the stories of Conceição, Vicente and the saga of the cowboy Chico Bento and his family, Rachel de Queiroz, immortal of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, exposes in a unique and original way the drama caused by the historic drought of 1915 , which devastated the Brazilian Northeast.
The Fifteenth addresses a current issue: the duel between man and the earth . The history of the Northeastern drought, the expectations and anxieties it provoked, are portrayed here with simplicity and power.
For the writer Antônio Torres , ""In simple, lively, moving prose, Rachel de Queiroz weaves her story along two strong lines : the story of the unrealized love of a young girl who reads French novels and dreams of a rough young man dedicated to the solitary task of saving his cattle; and the dramatic march on foot of a migrant and his family , dreaming of reaching the Amazon.""
This book is a classic of Brazilian literature . It launched Rachel de Queiroz into the country's literary scene, establishing her as a regionalist writer concerned with social issues . A must-read.