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After suffering a bitter political and personal disappointment, the deputy Brotero spends a sleepless night revisiting old letters preserved in his writing desk. As he sinks into memories of an intense love affair and frustrated ambitions, he confronts the distance between the passions of the past and the disenchantments of the present. With his customary subtlety, Machado de Assis reflects upon memory, vanity, and the passage of time.
After suffering a bitter political and personal disappointment, the deputy Brotero spends a sleepless night revisiting old letters preserved in his writing desk. As he sinks into memories of an intense love affair and frustrated ambitions, he confronts the distance between the passions of the pas...
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