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Transviado

By Jaime de Magalhães Lima
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The narrative opens in a bleak spring in the Mondego lowlands, where a young traveler at a small station meets a married couple. Conversation reveals contrasting attachments: one voice praises foreign travel and urban life, while the wife longs for city pleasures and company and the husband appears blunt and provincial. As they travel together attraction develops between the traveler and the wife, and the text interweaves recollected journeys and amorous encounters with a subdued social landscape. The work examines longing, sensual allure, and the friction between romantic desire and domestic restraint amid provincial manners.

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Jaime de Magalhães Lima

Jaime de Magalhães Lima was a Portuguese writer and intellectual known for his diverse contributions to literature and social thought in the 19th century. His works often explore themes of democracy, morality, and the human experience. Notable titles include "A Democracia / Estudo sobre o governo representativo," which examines representative government, and "A Guerra: Depoimentos de Herejes," a reflection on war through the voices of dissenters. Lima's writings also delve into environmental themes, as seen in "Eucalyptos e Acacias: Vinte annos de experiencias." His literary legacy is marked by a commitment to addressing pressing social issues of his time.

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