The Anarchist Banker by Pessoa
A provocative, paradoxical dialogue in which a prosperous banker claims the label of anarchist while defending his ruthless accumulation of wealth and reliance on coercion, forcing a visitor to confront the contradictions between revolutionary rhetoric and bourgeois practice; the conversation satirizes moral hypocrisy and explores themes of power, individualism, and the perverse ways social order is justified, leaving the reader uncertain whether the narrator exposes or embodies the critique.
The 17136th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1922
- Nationality
- Portuguese
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- Unknown
- Original Language
- Portuguese
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- Alternate Titles
- - O Banqueiro Anarquista
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