A rediscovered work by one of Portugal’s great nineteenth-century novelists, now presented in a complete English translation.
Years of Prose, Gratitude, and Repentance brings together three richly dramatic narratives by Camilo Castelo Branco, a master of Portuguese Romantic fiction. In these pages, passion, honor, remorse, loyalty, social ambition, and moral contradiction unfold with the intensity that made Camilo one of the defining voices of nineteenth-century Portuguese literature.
Written with irony, emotional force, and psychological sharpness, these stories move through family secrets, wounded pride, spiritual struggle, impossible love, and the difficult search for redemption. Camilo’s prose combines sentimental drama with biting social observation, revealing a world where private feeling collides with public reputation and where every act of love or ingratitude leaves a lasting moral trace.
This edition offers English-language readers access to a lesser-known work by the author of Doomed Love, preserving the literary tone, historical atmosphere, and moral complexity of the original Portuguese text.
Ideal for readers of classic European literature, Portuguese fiction, Romanticism, historical drama, and forgotten works of the nineteenth century.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A rediscovered work by one of Portugal's great nineteenth-century novelists, now presented in a complete English translation.Years of Prose, Gratitude, and Repentance brings together three richly dramatic narratives by Camilo Castelo Branco, a master of Portuguese Romantic fiction. In these pages, passion, honor, remorse, loyalty, social ambition, and moral contradiction unfold with the intensity that made Camilo one of the defining voices of nineteenth-century Portuguese literature.Written with irony, emotional force, and psychological sharpness, these stories move through family secrets, wounded pride, spiritual struggle, impossible love, and the difficult search for redemption. Camilo's prose combines sentimental drama with biting social observation, revealing a world where private feeling collides with public reputation and where every act of love or ingratitude leaves a lasting moral trace.This edition offers English-language readers access to a lesser-known work by the author of Doomed Love, preserving the literary tone, historical atmosphere, and moral complexity of the original Portuguese text.Ideal for readers of classic European literature, Portuguese fiction, Romanticism, historical drama, and forgotten works of the nineteenth century. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798181709683
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A rediscovered work by one of Portugal's great nineteenth-century novelists, now presented in a complete English translation.Years of Prose, Gratitude, and Repentance brings together three richly dramatic narratives by Camilo Castelo Branco, a master of Portuguese Romantic fiction. In these pages, passion, honor, remorse, loyalty, social ambition, and moral contradiction unfold with the intensity that made Camilo one of the defining voices of nineteenth-century Portuguese literature.Written with irony, emotional force, and psychological sharpness, these stories move through family secrets, wounded pride, spiritual struggle, impossible love, and the difficult search for redemption. Camilo's prose combines sentimental drama with biting social observation, revealing a world where private feeling collides with public reputation and where every act of love or ingratitude leaves a lasting moral trace.This edition offers English-language readers access to a lesser-known work by the author of Doomed Love, preserving the literary tone, historical atmosphere, and moral complexity of the original Portuguese text.Ideal for readers of classic European literature, Portuguese fiction, Romanticism, historical drama, and forgotten works of the nineteenth century. Seller Inventory # 9798181709683