Project Gutenberg 2013-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 255 Alencar, José Martiniano de 1829 1877 Alencar, José de Alencar, Jose Martiniano de De Alencar, José Martiniano Cinco minutos Produced by Rita Farinha, Alberto Manuel Brandão Simões and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Brasiliana Digital.) "Cinco minutos" by José Martiniano de Alencar is a novella written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around a man who becomes enamored with a mysterious woman he accidentally encounters while taking a bus ride. The story explores themes of love, illusion, and fleeting moments, drawn from the protagonist's internal musings and romantic ideals. At the start of the novella, the unnamed protagonist recalls a rainy evening over two years ago when he missed his bus and had to wait until the evening's service arrived. He is seated next to a woman shrouded in layers of silk and veils, rendering her face invisible to him. Intrigued, he imagines her beauty and becomes enamored by her delicate touch. This moment of forced intimacy leads to an intense attraction, despite his uncertainties about her appearance. The first chapter sets the stage for a tale of longing and misperceived reality as the protagonist grapples with his feelings, and the enchantment of the unknown has twisted his perception of love and desire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pt Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 127062 127067 2024-09-18T15:34:04.153169 2023-09-19T11:08:02.398388 text/html text/html 126216 2023-11-12T07:15:40 text/html 100328 2024-09-18T15:34:08.191606 application/epub+zip 102073 2024-09-18T15:34:05.097126 application/epub+zip 102073 2024-09-18T15:34:04.589128 application/epub+zip 153382 2024-09-18T15:34:10.231604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138591 2024-09-18T15:34:07.519125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138697 2022-09-20T10:04:48.650397 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109330 109051 2024-09-18T15:34:03.640138 2023-09-19T11:08:01.897386 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 109028 2023-11-12T07:15:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16291 2024-09-18T15:34:10.416582 application/rdf+xml 16309 2024-09-18T15:34:04.671113 image/jpeg 2700 2024-09-18T15:34:04.631119 image/jpeg 90466 2024-09-18T15:34:04.167127 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog pt.wikipedia en.wikipedia