Angústia
Angústia is a book by Brazilian author Graciliano Ramos published in 1936. Tells the life of Luís da Silva, a man very stunned and confused with his own life. One day, he meets Marina, his new neighbour, a beautiful girl with whom he falls in love. From this point, the monotony of his life is abruptly changed for a voluntary thought about the family, the childhood and the present, when Julião Tavares, a rich man, fell in love with Marina.
| Author | Graciliano Ramos |
|---|---|
| Original title | Angústia |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Subject | Anguish, loneliness, lack of meaning in life |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Set in | Maceió, Brazil |
| Published | Greenwood Press |
| Publisher | A. A. Knopf, José Olympio (original Brazilian edition) |
Publication date | 1936 |
Published in English | 1946 |
| Pages | 368 (original Brazilian edition) |
The book is narrated in first person, where the protagonist is the narrator. He suffers from an existential angst — the main themes of the story; the reader is affected by it through the character, the character through the author.
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