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224 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141989532
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: Not specified
The Besieged City is ideal for readers drawn to introspective, modernist explorations of identity and societal transformation through the lens of a flawed protagonist navigating the tension between raw authenticity and superficial ambition.
Description
Lucrécia Neves is vain, unreflective, insolently superficial, almost mute. She may have no inner life at all. As she morphs from small-town girl to worldly wife of a rich man, and her small home town surrenders to the forces of progress, Lucrécia ...
Community Reviews
Moods
reflective: 85%
challenging: 76%
mysterious: 71%
emotional: 19%
tense: 14%
adventurous: 9%
inspiring: 9%
sad: 9%
funny: 4%
hopeful: 4%
lighthearted: 4%
relaxing: 4%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
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224 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141989532
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: Not specified
The Besieged City is ideal for readers drawn to introspective, modernist explorations of identity and societal transformation through the lens of a flawed protagonist navigating the tension between raw authenticity and superficial ambition.
Description
Lucrécia Neves is vain, unreflective, insolently superficial, almost mute. She may have no inner life at all. As she morphs from small-town girl to worldly wife of a rich man, and her small home town surrenders to the forces of progress, Lucrécia ...
Community Reviews
Moods
reflective: 85%
challenging: 76%
mysterious: 71%
emotional: 19%
tense: 14%
adventurous: 9%
inspiring: 9%
sad: 9%
funny: 4%
hopeful: 4%
lighthearted: 4%
relaxing: 4%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at support@thestorygraph.com to request the content warning form.