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The Relic tells the story of an orphaned young man, Teodorico Raposo, who is brought to Lisbon from a provincial town in Portugal to live with his aunt, a rigid, stern - and oftentimes - forbidding Catholic. Her devout circle of acquaintances is made up almost entirely of priests, many of whom are more concerned with appearances than spirituality, and seeking her and their approval, Teodorico is driven to attend Mass, say rosaries, and frequen...

Théodoric, jeune orphelin, est recueilli par une tante riche, tyrannique et bigote. Désormais sa vie baignera dans la religion catholique. Pour rester dans les bonnes grâces de sa tante, et dans l'attente de l'héritage, sa vie apparente n'est que dévotion, et hypocrisie... Sa tante l'envoie en pèlerinage à Jérusalem avec pour mission de lui ramener une sainte relique miraculeuse. Après bien des péripéties, une nausée d'actes religieux et «avec...

Short stories (fiction) by the great nineteenth-century Portuguese author Jose Maria Eca de Queiros, a variety of themes characterize the stories: love, greed, obsession, country life, patriotism"--

Os Maias é uma das obras mais conhecidas do escritor português Eça de Queiroz, publicado pela Livraria Lello & Irmão no Porto, em 1888. A obra ocupa-se da história da família Maia ao longo de três gerações, centrando-se depois na última com a história de amor entre Carlos da Maia e Maria Eduarda.

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Los mejores libros jamás escritos. «Por dentro se movían silenciosamente los deseos, como serpientes tranquilas en su nido.» Amado Vieira es un joven sacerdote que consigue ser trasladado de la parroquia rural en la que ejerce a otra en la bella ciudad de Leiría. Una vez allí, se ve inmerso en un ambiente de libertinaje y desenfreno, al que es arrastrado por un grupo de sacerdotes de la localidad, uno de ellos incluso llega a alojarle en casa ...

Relata las aventuras de Mendes y su amistad y supuesta correspondencia con Queirós.

A bright, witty excursion through the fictional letters of a turn-of-century dandy who hilariously edifies, entertains, infuriates, and endears

A satiric masterpiece, one of the funniest novels in European literature, and a profound critique of religion, science, and history

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Set in the Middle Ages but written in the early twentieth century, E¿de Queir¿s's novella, Saint Christopher, is a powerful indictment of those who profess the value of morality but who do not practice it. The narrative is just as relevant today - when issues of religion, hypocrisy, and social justice are more urgent than ever - as it was when it first appeared in 1912. Written as though it were the product of a dialogue between Jesus and Prou...

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