Published in 1878 it is the first great realistic novel in the language. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The illustrious house of ramires revived modern classic. It describes the destructive effects of celibacy on a priest of weak character and the dangers of fanaticism in a provincial portuguese town. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Zola considered him to be far greater than flaubert. It is the first great realistic novel in the language. Publication date 1912 publisher porto lello collection robarts.
A new priest, father amaro, arrives in the provincial capital leiria, where he soon meets and falls in love with amelia. Amaro vieira nascera em lisboa em casa da senhora marqueza dalegros. Film of the same title released in fall 2002 by columb. O crime do padre amaro foi escrito em 1871, lido a alguns amigos em 1872, e publicado em 1874 sic.
Perfeita e bonita formatacao, navegacao funcional entre as partes da obra, ilustrado. O crime do padre amaro scenas da vida devota portuguese. O crime do padre amaro, perhaps the greatest novel of portuguese realism, is queiros criticism of the corrpution in the clergy of his time. Download or read o crime do padre amaro book by clicking button below to visit the book download website.
Publication date 1912 publisher porto lello collection. The crime of father amaro historical novel society. As a true hipster it pains me to say that the real reason that the crime of father amaro. A compassionate tale of marriage, manners, and betrayal, from the portuguese master. O crime do padre amaro nao e so o primeiro romance realista portugues, tambem e apontado como o melhor. At the start, a priest physically explodes after a fish supper while guests at a birthday celebration are wildly dancing a polka. The crime of father amaro is also the best possible introduction to portuguese literature. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the crime of father amaro. An unflinching portrait of a priest who seduces his landladys daughter, made into an acclaimed and controversial motion picture. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
O crime do padre amaro, introduz o realismonaturalismo em portugal. Father amaro sours for ever the life of the young amelia. There are multiple format available for you to choose pdf, epub. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The crime of father amaro is a good introduction to portuguese literature. Set in leira, portugal in the 1870s, follows the love affair of young father amaro with nubile am elia, and their interactions with am elias mother, her. O crime do padre amaro e considerado por muitos o melhor romance realista portugues do. Apr, 2010 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The portuguese movie industry has good movies, but this is not one of them. He is considered to be one of the greatest portuguese novelists and is certainly the leading 19thcentury portuguese novelist. It was first published in 1875 to great controversy. Mar 22, 20 resumo da obra o crime do padre amaro 1.
O crime do padre amaro classicos da literatura portuguesa. The novel centres around amaro vieira, a young priest. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. In the london observer, jonathan keates ranked him alongside dickens, balzac and tolstoy. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Set in leira, portugal in the 1870s, follows the love affair of young father amaro with nubile am elia, and their interactions with am elias mother, her atheist suitor, and her mothers lover, the priest canon dias. His works have been translated into many languages.