El crimen del padre Amaro

Description

"Young, virile Father Amaro (whose name means "bitter" in Portuguese) arrives in Leira and is taken in as a lodger by Sao Joaneira. Her budding, devout, dewy-lipped daughter Amelia is soon lusted after by the young priest. What ensues is a secret love affair amidst a host of compelling minor characters: Canon Dias, a priest, glutton, and Sao Joaneira's lover; Dona Maria da Assuncao, a wealthy widow with a roomful of religious relics, agog at any hint of sex; Joao Eduardo, repressed atheist, free-thinker, and suitor to Amelia. Eca's incisive critique flies like a shattering mirror, jabbing everything from the hypocrisy of a rich and powerful Church, to the provincialism of Portuguese society of the time. Haunting, The Crime of Father Amaro is the ghost of a forgotten religion of tolerance, wisdom, and equality. Margaret Jull Costa has rendered an exquisite translation and provides an informative introduction to a story that truly spans all ages." "The Crime of Father Amaro inspired a series of magnificent paintings by the Portuguese artist Paula Rego, one of which graces the cover of this edition. The novel was also made into a controversial film, El Crimen del Padre Amaro by Mexican director Carlos Carrera in 2002"--Jacket.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Libro de bolsillo -- 5510
• Literatura
• Libro de bolsillo

Other Editions

• El crimen del padre AmaroAlianza1998-01-01
• O crime do padre AmaroLivros do Brasil1960-01-01
• O crime do Padre AmaroLello & Irmão1966-01-01
• O crime do Padre AmaroLello1967-01-01
• Le crime du Padre AmaroEds. de La Différence1985-01-01
• Das Verbrechen des Paters AmaroAufbau-Verl.1988-01-01