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Wikipedia article
'ramos Seis' ("We Were Six") is a 1943 Brazilian novel by Maria Jos Dupr about a struggling middle-class family in So Paulo. Praised by writer and critic Monteiro Lobato, it became a best-selling novel and was awarded the Raul Pompeia Prize for best work of 1943 by the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Dupr published a sequel called 'Dona Lola' in 1949.
'ramos Seis' has been adapted as a telenovela five times, in 1958, 1967, 1977, 1994 and 2019.
Plot
'ramos Seis' chronicles the struggles of a middle-class family in So Paulo through the eyes of its matriarch Dona Lola.
Reception
'ramos Seis' was praised by writer and critic Monteiro Lobato and became a best-selling novel. It was awarded the Raul Pompeia Prize for best work of 1943 by the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Darlene Joy Sadlier writes that Lola's "strength, good humor, love, and ingenuity make for a compelling image of the 'ordinary' wife and mother." She notes that the novel's title is poignant because Lola's husband dies halfway through and the family subsequently disintegrates. The popularity of Lola with the Brazilian public prompted Dupr to publish the sequel 'Dona Lola' in 1949.
Adaptations
To date, 'ramos Seis' has been adapted for television five times. It was first presented as a telenovela by Rede Record in 1958. The novel was next adapted twice by Rede Tupi in 1967 and 1977, and by Sistema Brasileiro de Televiso in 1994. Finally, it was adapted by Rede Globo in 2019.
References
Category:1943 novels
Category:Brazilian novels
Category:Novels set in So Paulo
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