A Queda Dum Anjo by Camilo Castelo Branco
A provincial moralist elected to parliament travels to the capital determined to reform society with uncompromising virtue, but the glitter of salons, the flattery of the press, and political intrigues quickly erode his convictions. Seduced by ambition and desire, he trades austere principles for fashion and opportunism, tumbling from pomposity into scandal. This biting social satire lampoons parliamentary spectacle, social snobbery, and romantic pretenses, charting a comic descent that exposes how easily ideals crumble before vanity and power.
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- Published
- 1866
- Nationality
- Portuguese
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- Original Language
- Portuguese
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- A Queda d'um Anjo
- A Queda de um Anjo
- The Fall of an Angel
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