The Wager by , Machado De Assis
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Brazil's finest novelist completed "The Wager in the very last year of his life (1839-1908). Returning to his native Rio de Janeiro after many years abroad, Aires is captivated by a young widow, Fidelia Noronha, whom he sees praying at her husband's graveside. Her charm and the tragic story of her brief marriage increase his fascination, and soon he is indulging in impossible dreams. But the Brazil that he remembers from his youth is changing fast, and the future belongs to a younger generation.
