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National Book Foundation > Author > Stênio Gardel
Stênio Gardel was born in 1980 in the rural northeast of Brazil. The Words That Remain is his first novel. More about this author >
A letter has beckoned to Raimundo since he received it decades ago from his youthful passion, handsome Cicero. But having grown up in an impoverished area of Brazil where the demands of manual labor thwarted his becoming literate, Raimundo has long been unable to read. More about this book >