Alves learns to live with his wife’s adultery and reconciles with her. Eça de Queiroz, began his career as a self-declared realist, but as his writing evolved, his novels and stories became a potent blend of realism and fantasy. In this volume, comprising one short novel and six short stories, the reader is introduced to a dazzling variety of worlds and characters – a deceived husband who finds that jealousy is not the answer, a lovelorn Greek poet-turned-waiter working in a Charing Cross hotel, a saintly young woman soured by love, a follower of St Francis who learns that an entire life of virtue can be besmirched by one cruel act, Adam in Paradise pondering the pros and cons of dominion over the earth, Jesus healing a child, and a loyal nursemaid forced to make a terrible choice.
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Limba Engleză ● Format EPUB ● Pagini 172 ● ISBN 9781909232228 ● Mărime fișier 0.3 MB ● Editura Dedalus ● Oraș London ● Țară GB ● Publicat 2012 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 2522354 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor DRM social
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