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The Slum (Library Of Latin America),New Samuel Eliot Community MembersFirst Published In 1890, And Undoubtedly Azevedo'S Masterpiece, The Slum Is One Of The Most Widely Read And Critically Acclaimed Novels Ever Written About Brazil. Indeed, Its Great Popularity, Realistic Descriptions, Archetypal Situations, Detailed Local Coloring, And Overall Raceconsciousness May Well Evoke Huckleberry Finn As The Novel'S North American Equivalent. Yet Azevedo Also Exhibits The Naturalism Of Zola And The Ironic Distance Of Balzac;