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Marido e mulher se acusam de tentativas mútuas de assassinato, até se verem envolvidos em mortes reais.
- GenresFiction
64 pages
First published January 1, 1987
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About the author
Fernando Sabino
108 books145 followersFernando Sabino (October 12, 1923 - October 11, 2004) was a Brazilian writer and journalist.
Sabino was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, where he lived until he was twenty, when he moved to Rio de Janeiro.
Sabino was the author of 50 books, as well as many short stories and essays. His first book was published in 1941, when he was just 18 years old. Sabino vaulted to national and international fame in 1956 with the novel A Time to Meet, the tale of three friends in the inland city of Belo Horizonte. The book was inspired by Sabino's life history.
Sabino also enjoyed commercial success with The Great Insane and The Naked Man, which were made into films.
Sabino considered friendship to be one of the most important things in life. His circle of friends included Hélio Pellegrino, Otto Lara Resende, Paulo Mendes Campos, Rubem Braga, Clarice Lispector, Vinicius de Moraes, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Mário de Andrade, and Manuel Bandeira.
In the last ten years of his life, Sabino was distant from the media. Many of his close friends died before him. Two years before his death, Sabino was diagnosed with cancer. Following a prolonged illness, he died one day before his 81st birthday in his Rio de Janeiro home.
Sabino was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, where he lived until he was twenty, when he moved to Rio de Janeiro.
Sabino was the author of 50 books, as well as many short stories and essays. His first book was published in 1941, when he was just 18 years old. Sabino vaulted to national and international fame in 1956 with the novel A Time to Meet, the tale of three friends in the inland city of Belo Horizonte. The book was inspired by Sabino's life history.
Sabino also enjoyed commercial success with The Great Insane and The Naked Man, which were made into films.
Sabino considered friendship to be one of the most important things in life. His circle of friends included Hélio Pellegrino, Otto Lara Resende, Paulo Mendes Campos, Rubem Braga, Clarice Lispector, Vinicius de Moraes, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Mário de Andrade, and Manuel Bandeira.
In the last ten years of his life, Sabino was distant from the media. Many of his close friends died before him. Two years before his death, Sabino was diagnosed with cancer. Following a prolonged illness, he died one day before his 81st birthday in his Rio de Janeiro home.
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November 13, 2025
Leitura leve e narrativa que prende, li em uma sentada. [spoiler] Como o mistério ficou sem solução: acho que foi o garçom.
September 9, 2020
Eu gostei bastante da história, principalmente porque me deixou engajado e com vontade de ler cada vez mais.
January 9, 2023
Curto, divertido e emblemático. Vale a leitura.
March 23, 2023
O início não me ganhou tanto, mas conforme a história vai se complicando fica bem interessante. É um livro divertido.
February 1, 2017
Uma comédia deliciosa, realmente muito divertido. O ritmo do livro torna a história ainda mais interessante.
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