The Relic by Eça de Queirós
An ambitious young clerk, dependent on his devout aunt’s fortune, feigns piety while pursuing a libertine life. Seeking to secure his inheritance, he travels to the Holy Land to obtain a sacred keepsake, experiences a vivid vision that transports him to biblical Jerusalem and exposes religious hypocrisy, and returns only to have a scandalous mix-up—substituting his lover’s nightgown for a holy relic—ruin his schemes and satirize the collision of faith, desire, and social ambition.
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- Published
- 1887
- Nationality
- Portuguese
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 228
- Original Language
- Portuguese
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(3.0)
- Alternate Titles
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- A Relíquia
- La Relique
- La Reliquia
- La reliquia
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