The Tragedy of the Street of FlowersThe Tragedy of the Street of Flowers was discovered amongst the author's papers after his death, and was only published in Portugal in 1980. This is the first English translation, and its publication is timed to coincide with the centenary of Eca's death." "One night at the theatre, Vitor da Silva, a young law graduate, sees a strikingly beautiful woman: Genoveva de Molineux. She claims to have been born in Madeira and to have lived for many years in Paris. The truth about her past gradually begins to surface, as does the terrible secret that lies behind the overwhelming mutual attraction between her and Vitor. Eca brilliantly dissects a world in which only surface counts, providing the reader with a vivid and gripping portrayal of a society and class consumed by hypocrisy, greed and materialism."-- |
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Page 76
... gesture , he declared : ' I do it for Venus ' sake ! ' And he laughed . " Tell the fool to come in here . ' However , Dâmaso's appearance - his plump , smug face , his yellow gloves , his fat legs , his trim little moustache - so irri ...
... gesture , he declared : ' I do it for Venus ' sake ! ' And he laughed . " Tell the fool to come in here . ' However , Dâmaso's appearance - his plump , smug face , his yellow gloves , his fat legs , his trim little moustache - so irri ...
Page 111
... gesture . ' Listen , I'm not a young woman any more . How old do you think I am ? Well , I'm thirty - two . My life has been a series of misfortunes . I'm not particularly well , I'm capricious and unbearable . I have more than ten ...
... gesture . ' Listen , I'm not a young woman any more . How old do you think I am ? Well , I'm thirty - two . My life has been a series of misfortunes . I'm not particularly well , I'm capricious and unbearable . I have more than ten ...
Page 191
... gesture with her head , smiled faintly and shrugged ; then she bent down and went back to packing the trunks , saying : ' Well , when you can't have what you want , you have to make do with what you have . ' ' Oh , like in the The Grand ...
... gesture with her head , smiled faintly and shrugged ; then she bent down and went back to packing the trunks , saying : ' Well , when you can't have what you want , you have to make do with what you have . ' ' Oh , like in the The Grand ...
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