The sin of Father Amaro

Author: ésa de Queirós
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Publish Date: 1999-05-01
Features: This novel was written during a period of political uncertainty in Portugal, as the storm of major political upheavals in Europe gradually swept across the country, the calm waters of its spring. Events such as the proclamation of the International in 1864, the British liberal movement in 1868, the formation of the Spanish Republic in the same year, the defeat of Napoleon III in France, and the establishment of the Paris Commune in 1871—all had a profound impact on Portugal's political situation and intellectual currents.