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| Author | Manuel Inácio da Silva Alvarenga | 
|---|---|
| Language | Brazilian Portuguese | 
| Genre | Mock-heroic poem | 
| Publication date | 1774 | 
| Publication place | Brazil | 
O Desertor das Letras ("The Desertor of Letters") is a mock-heroic narrative poem by Colonial Brazilian author Silva Alvarenga, published in 1774. [1]