angústia is a book by brazilian author graciliano ramos published in 1936. tells the life of luís da silva, a man very stunned and confused with his own life. one day, he meets marina, his new neighbour, a beautiful girl with whom he falls in love. from this point, the monotony of his life is abruptly changed for a voluntary thought about the family, the childhood and the present, when julião tavares, a rich man, fell in love with marina.