''O sertanejo'' (English: The backcountry) is a

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

written by the Brazilian writer

José de Alencar José Martiniano de Alencar (May 1, 1829 – December 12, 1877) was a Brazilian lawyer, politician, orator, novelist and dramatist. He is considered to be one of the most famous and influential Brazilian Romantic novelists of the 19th century, ...

. It was first published in 1875.

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''O sertanejo'', the book
1875 Brazilian novels Novels by José de Alencar Portuguese-language novels {{Brazil-lit-stub