Project Gutenberg 2012-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 178 Brandão, Raul 1867 1930 Brandão, Raúl Brandao, Raul Germano Brandão, Raul Germano Humus Produced by Ricardo F. Diogo, Rita Farinha and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Humus" by Raul Brandão is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative presents a richly detailed depiction of life in a dilapidated villa, exploring themes of monotony, death, and the human condition. The characters are mainly the inhabitants of this villa, who embody various facets of stagnation and despair while wrestling with the push and pull of life and death. At the start of the story, the reader is introduced to the atmospheric environment of the villa, characterized by decay and silence. The narrator reflects on the life of its inhabitants, depicting their routines as repetitive and void of vitality. This opening segment vividly portrays the intersection of human hopes and disillusionment, suggesting that beneath the surface of mundane existence lies a deeper yearning for meaning and escape. Through haunting imagery and poignant observations, the narrative sets the stage for an exploration of the contrast between insipid daily life and the profound, often neglected, emotional undercurrents that shape the characters’ realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. pt Portuguese literature PQ Text Category: Novels 392317 2025-08-16T06:55:02.190664 text/html 389568 2012-05-04T19:52:50 text/html 527069 2025-08-16T06:55:13.020567 application/epub+zip 533826 2025-08-16T06:55:05.972652 application/epub+zip 219273 2025-08-16T06:55:03.501625 application/epub+zip 729042 2025-08-16T06:55:16.622549 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 701312 2025-08-16T06:55:10.318616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306283 2022-09-18T07:17:30.054279 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354261 2025-08-16T06:55:01.342654 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 347288 2012-05-04T19:52:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18155 2025-08-16T06:55:16.767555 application/rdf+xml 9230 2025-08-16T06:55:04.019605 image/jpeg 2556 2025-08-16T06:55:03.761612 image/jpeg 133395 2012-05-04T19:52:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 454474 2012-05-04T19:52:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 514833 2025-08-16T06:55:02.237658 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog pt.wikipedia en.wikipedia