Innocencia: a story of the prairie regions of Brazil


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(5 stars; 3 reviews)

The story of Innocencia, an 18-year-old girl who lives in the prairies of Brazil, is a twist on the traditional love triangle. The plot has been compared to the more famous "Paul and Virginie" and "Romeo and Juliet", but it takes place on the dropback of the loneliness of the sparsely populated backregions in 19th century Brazil, visited by a German naturalist in search of new species of insects, Dr. Meyer, who unsuspectedly finds himself caught in a complicated maze of jealousy, love and distrust. Inocencia was the first book by a Brazilian writer to be translated into English, as the translator states in his preface. - Summary by Leni (7 hr 6 min)

Chapitres

The translator's preface 5:07 Lu par Piotr Nater
Chapter 1 - The sertão and the sertanejo 22:29 Lu par Piotr Nater
Chapter 2 - The traveller 21:59 Lu par Piotr Nater
Chapter 3 - The doctor 10:57 Lu par Piotr Nater
Chapter 4 - The home of the Mineiro 11:50 Lu par Piotr Nater
Chapter 5 - The precaution 10:09 Lu par Piotr Nater
Chapter 6 - Inocencia 13:18 Lu par Piotr Nater
Chapter 7 - The naturalist 7:06 Lu par Piotr Nater
Chapter 8 - The midnight guests 12:32 Lu par Piotr Nater
Chapter 9 - The remedy 7:46 Lu par Piotr Nater
Chapter 10 - Letter of recommendation 19:20 Lu par Piotr Nater
Chapter 11 - The breakfast 11:01 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter 12 - The presentation 10:04 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter 13 - Suspicions 13:18 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter 14 - Reality 17:45 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter 15 - The adventures of Meyer 16:17 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter 16 - The dyspeptic patient 23:46 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter 17 - The leper 10:09 Lu par KevinS
Chapter 18 - Bitters and Sweets 18:30 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter 19 - Hopes and fears 12:35 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter 20 - Fresh anecdotes of Meyer 11:44 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter 21 - The Papilio Innocentia 7:09 Lu par HelenaD
Chapter 22 - Meyer departs 11:55 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter 23 - The last interview 18:51 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter 24 - The town of Sant'anna 17:22 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter 25 - The journey 9:15 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter 26 - A cordial reception 6:56 Lu par HelenaD
Chapter 27 - Hunting the doe 11:17 Lu par HelenaD
Chapter 28 - In the house of Cesario 19:50 Lu par HelenaD
Chapter 29 - The doe at bay 16:36 Lu par Rita Boutros
Chapter 30 - Too late 14:12 Lu par Rita Boutros
Epilogue - Meyer reappears 5:10 Lu par Alan Mapstone

Critiques


(5 stars)

HelenaD is the gem of this reading! Very soothing voice, can’t wait to hear more.