Esau e Jac (Classicos Da Literatura Brasileira) (Portuguese Edition)

A classic of Brazilian literature, Esau e Jacó tells the story of twins Pedro and Paulo, "two sides of the truth" and rivals from birth. As adults, the principal source of their differences is politics--Pedro is a monarchist while Paulo wants a republic. Even in their choice of lovers they compete. Both are enamoured of Flora, a modest, retiring girl whose temperment the narrator, Counselor Aires, calls "inexplicable." While Flora can't make up her mind between the two brothers, when she dies, the two brothers swear perpetual reconciliation on her tomb. But even then the two continue to dispute-- as deputies in Brazil's congress. The book ends with the brothers once again swearing eternal friendship, this time on their mother's deathbead.de Assis, Machado is the author of 'Esau e Jac (Classicos Da Literatura Brasileira) (Portuguese Edition)', published 2006 under ISBN 9780850515206 and ISBN 0850515203.