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A darkly comic tale of vanity, greed, scandal, and moral ruin from one of Portugal’s greatest nineteenth-century novelists.
In The Executioner of Victor Hugo José Alves, Camilo Castelo Branco turns his sharp satirical eye upon a world of petty ambition, social pretension, family calculation, and romantic illusion. At the center of the story stands Victor Hugo José Alves, a man whose grand name far exceeds his moral stature, and whose descent becomes the occasion for one of Camilo’s most biting portraits of human weakness.
Blending irony, melodrama, social criticism, and psychological observation, the novel moves through the streets, homes, and moral compromises of Portuguese society with the wit and intensity that made Camilo one of the defining voices of nineteenth-century literature. Around Victor Hugo gather widows, daughters, opportunists, lovers, creditors, and avengers—each revealing, in turn, the comic and tragic machinery of reputation, desire, money, and power.
This English edition presents the complete work in a carefully prepared translation, preserving the author’s satirical force, narrative energy, and distinctive moral intelligence. It is ideal for readers of classic European fiction, Portuguese literature, literary satire, and nineteenth-century social novels.
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A darkly comic tale of vanity, greed, scandal, and moral ruin from one of Portugal's greatest nineteenth-century novelists.In The Executioner of Victor Hugo José Alves, Camilo Castelo Branco turns his sharp satirical eye upon a world of petty ambition, social pretension, family calculation, and romantic illusion. At the center of the story stands Victor Hugo José Alves, a man whose grand name far exceeds his moral stature, and whose descent becomes the occasion for one of Camilo's most biting portraits of human weakness.Blending irony, melodrama, social criticism, and psychological observation, the novel moves through the streets, homes, and moral compromises of Portuguese society with the wit and intensity that made Camilo one of the defining voices of nineteenth-century literature. Around Victor Hugo gather widows, daughters, opportunists, lovers, creditors, and avengers-each revealing, in turn, the comic and tragic machinery of reputation, desire, money, and power.This English edition presents the complete work in a carefully prepared translation, preserving the author's satirical force, narrative energy, and distinctive moral intelligence. It is ideal for readers of classic European fiction, Portuguese literature, literary satire, and nineteenth-century social novels. Seller Inventory # 9798198465213
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A darkly comic tale of vanity, greed, scandal, and moral ruin from one of Portugal's greatest nineteenth-century novelists.In The Executioner of Victor Hugo Jose Alves, Camilo Castelo Branco turns his sharp satirical eye upon a world of petty ambition, social pretension, family calculation, and romantic illusion. At the center of the story stands Victor Hugo Jose Alves, a man whose grand name far exceeds his moral stature, and whose descent becomes the occasion for one of Camilo's most biting portraits of human weakness.Blending irony, melodrama, social criticism, and psychological observation, the novel moves through the streets, homes, and moral compromises of Portuguese society with the wit and intensity that made Camilo one of the defining voices of nineteenth-century literature. Around Victor Hugo gather widows, daughters, opportunists, lovers, creditors, and avengers-each revealing, in turn, the comic and tragic machinery of reputation, desire, money, and power.This English edition presents the complete work in a carefully prepared translation, preserving the author's satirical force, narrative energy, and distinctive moral intelligence. It is ideal for readers of classic European fiction, Portuguese literature, literary satire, and nineteenth-century social novels. 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 # 9798198465213
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