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" The crime of Father Amaro : "
Eça de Quierós ; translated from the Portuguese and with an introduction by Margaret Jull Costa.
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BL
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1013737
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b768107
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Crime do padre Amaro.English
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Queirós, Eça de,1845-1900.
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The crime of Father Amaro : : scenes from the religious life /\ Eça de Quierós ; translated from the Portuguese and with an introduction by Margaret Jull Costa.
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New York, N.Y. :: New Directions,, ©2003.
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New Directions paperbook ;; NDP961
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471 pages ;; 21 cm.
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0811215326
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: 9780811215329
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"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.
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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.
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Catholic Church
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Catholic Church.
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Priests-- Portugal, Fiction.
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Priests.
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Portugal, Fiction.
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Portugal.
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869.3/3
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PQ9261.E3C713 2003
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Costa, Margaret Jull.
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