O Alienista
A sarcastic criticism of the science of its day, O Alientista, considered a classic of Brazilian literature, tells the story of psychiatrist Simão Bacamarte, who convinces the town of Itaguaí to pay for an assylum, and begins to fill it with residents he believes insane. While the assylum at first has a few patients, it grows quickly until, after a revolt by many in the town is fought off, it includes 4/5ths of the town! Realizing something is wrong, Bacamarte releases those committed saying that those committed are infact normal. Instead, he concludes, the insane are those who are considered normal or exemplary. Then his friends convince him that he is, in fact, exemplary. . .
Reviews
Inês Alegria Ferreira@inesalegriaa
Carolina Lopes@carolina
anna@buzzcuts
Jackeline Maleski@jackeline007
Yago Ramalho@ramalho
luca@bonesandall
dmitria guimarães@dmotria
Nicole@nicolereading
Julia@tillybirds
Meg G@megng
giovanna @lovepoem
Henrique Palazzo @hpnowhere
Ygor Medeiros de Morais@ygme
Hely Branco@helycbranco
Adelle Voller@adelle_voller
Camila Gimenez Sobral@camigimenez
Diogo Vianna@godio
Annelies Van Rossen@anneliesleest
Isabela L.@spookandswoon
André Nóbrega@anobrega85
Stephanie Almogabar@steph_a
maria paula ribeiro @mariapaularib
Clara Garcia@clara21
Emii@letsburniit