by Eça de Queirós, José María · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422686859
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The Crime of Father Amaro is a novel by Portuguese writer Eça de Queirós, published in 1875. The work tells the story of Amaro Vieira, a young priest who arrives in Leiria and faces moral dilemmas and forbidden passions. Set in 19th-century Portugal, the novel criticizes the hypocrisy and corruption within the Catholic Church, as well as the tensions between faith and desire. The plot focuses on the illicit relationship between Amaro and Amelia, a young parishioner, and the devastating consequences of their actions.
José Maria de Eça de Queiroz or Queirós is generally considered to have been the greatest Portuguese writer in the realist style. Zola considered him to be far greater than Flaubert. In the London Observer, Jonathan Keates ranked him alongside Dickens, Balzac and Tolstoy.
