The City of Vice

Original title: A Cidade do Vício (Portuguese)

Credits: Fialho de Almeida (author)

Summary

Fialho de Almeida’s first great collection of stories opens with a prelude, the Opening Symphony, followed by twelve vivid tales of country and city, including The Calves, The Theft, The Shirt, and Madonna of the Holy Field Cemetery. His prose is dense, sensual, and unsparing, and marked a milestone in Portuguese naturalism.

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English translation: all 13 published chapters are available.

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Chapters (13)

  1. 1. Symphonia de Abertura
  2. 2. Os Novilhos
  3. 3. Noite no Rio
  4. 4. Abandono do Pombal
  5. 5. O Roubo
  6. 6. O Homem da Rabeca
  7. 7. Mater Dolorosa
  8. 8. Mephistopheles e Margarida
  9. 9. A Camisa
  10. 10. O Morgado
  11. 11. Madona do Campo Santo
  12. 12. A Indigestão
  13. 13. Jantar no Moinho

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