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First published in 1882, The City of Vice is a fierce, lyrical, and unsettling collection of stories by Fialho de Almeida, one of the most original voices in nineteenth-century Portuguese literature. Moving between the sun-scorched countryside of the Alentejo and the gas-lit shadows of Lisbon, these stories reveal a world of poverty, desire, illness, cruelty, superstition, and moral decay — but also of strange beauty, tenderness, and tragic grandeur.
Fialho’s prose is rich, sensual, and uncompromising. In these pages, pastoral landscapes turn violent, hospitals become chambers of horror, children and workers are crushed by social indifference, and the city itself appears as a living organism: feverish, corrupt, magnificent, and doomed. His vision belongs to the great European naturalist tradition, yet his style is uniquely his own — baroque, poetic, grotesque, and intensely visual.
This edition includes a translator’s preface, afterword, and explanatory notes designed to guide modern English-language readers through the historical, cultural, and literary world of nineteenth-century Portugal.
For readers of Émile Zola, Eça de Queirós, Guy de Maupassant, Charles Dickens, and the darker side of Victorian realism, The City of Vice offers a powerful rediscovery: a book at once brutal, beautiful, and unforgettable.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. First published in 1882, The City of Vice is a fierce, lyrical, and unsettling collection of stories by Fialho de Almeida, one of the most original voices in nineteenth-century Portuguese literature. Moving between the sun-scorched countryside of the Alentejo and the gas-lit shadows of Lisbon, these stories reveal a world of poverty, desire, illness, cruelty, superstition, and moral decay - but also of strange beauty, tenderness, and tragic grandeur.Fialho's prose is rich, sensual, and uncompromising. In these pages, pastoral landscapes turn violent, hospitals become chambers of horror, children and workers are crushed by social indifference, and the city itself appears as a living organism: feverish, corrupt, magnificent, and doomed. His vision belongs to the great European naturalist tradition, yet his style is uniquely his own - baroque, poetic, grotesque, and intensely visual.This edition includes a translator's preface, afterword, and explanatory notes designed to guide modern English-language readers through the historical, cultural, and literary world of nineteenth-century Portugal.For readers of Emile Zola, Eca de Queiros, Guy de Maupassant, Charles Dickens, and the darker side of Victorian realism, The City of Vice offers a powerful rediscovery: a book at once brutal, beautiful, and unforgettable. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798259107786
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. First published in 1882, The City of Vice is a fierce, lyrical, and unsettling collection of stories by Fialho de Almeida, one of the most original voices in nineteenth-century Portuguese literature. Moving between the sun-scorched countryside of the Alentejo and the gas-lit shadows of Lisbon, these stories reveal a world of poverty, desire, illness, cruelty, superstition, and moral decay - but also of strange beauty, tenderness, and tragic grandeur.Fialho's prose is rich, sensual, and uncompromising. In these pages, pastoral landscapes turn violent, hospitals become chambers of horror, children and workers are crushed by social indifference, and the city itself appears as a living organism: feverish, corrupt, magnificent, and doomed. His vision belongs to the great European naturalist tradition, yet his style is uniquely his own - baroque, poetic, grotesque, and intensely visual.This edition includes a translator's preface, afterword, and explanatory notes designed to guide modern English-language readers through the historical, cultural, and literary world of nineteenth-century Portugal.For readers of Emile Zola, Eca de Queiros, Guy de Maupassant, Charles Dickens, and the darker side of Victorian realism, The City of Vice offers a powerful rediscovery: a book at once brutal, beautiful, and unforgettable. 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 # 9798259107786
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