A Escola is a Portuguese-language novel by

Miguel M. Abrahão Miguel Martins Abrahão is a prolific Brazilian writer and dramatist, author of numerous plays and books. Life Born in São Paulo, Brazil, on January 25, 1961, Miguel M. Abrahão spent much of his youth in São Paulo, and currently, resides i ...

. It was first published in

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in 1983.

Plot summary

The book has as background the'' 30s'', during the dictatorship of the Vargas government. Master ''Bolivar Bueno'', involved with dangerous ideas for the season, has a strong influence and emotional control over their traditional primary school students from ''Wolfgang Schubert'', while dividing her love life with the teachers of the school, ideologically and being chased by the director, the ''Rev. Otto Faukner'', and his assistant, miss ''Catarina''.Coutinho, Afrânio; Sousa, J. Galante de. ''Enciclopédia de literatura brasileira''. São Paulo: Global; Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Biblioteca Nacional, Academia Brasileira de Letras, 2001: 2v. In 2005, the play was adapted by its author to the format of the novel, released in 2007. In this new format, the author expands historical themes, importants for the knowledge of Brazilian History of the'' 30s'': Revolution to

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

in 1932,

fascism Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultra-nationalist political ideology and movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and political and cultural liberalism, a belief in natural social hierarchy an ...

and communism in Brazil, ruled by

Getúlio Vargas Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (; 19 April 1882 – 24 August 1954) was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the 14th and 17th president of Brazil, from 1930 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1954. Due to his long and controversial tenure as Brazi ...

Bibliography

* Coutinho, Afrânio; Sousa, J. Galante de. ''Enciclopédia de literatura brasileira''. São Paulo: Global; Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Biblioteca Nacional, Academia Brasileira de Letras, 2001: 2v. * Sociedade Brasileira de Autores Teatrais - Processo 36030 de 19 October 1983

External links

'Brazilian Society of playwrights''
''A Escola'' at the Encyclopedia of Theatre

A Escola'' at Google books

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Escola 2007 novels Brazilian romance novels Brazilian historical novels Brazilian plays Fiction set in the 1930s Novels set in São Paulo