by Luís Rosa · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722332965
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«O Terramoto de Lisboa e a Invenção do Mundo» is the historical novel by Luís Rosa, published by Editorial Presença in paperback, 276 pages, in Portuguese.
Set in Lisbon after the 1755 earthquake, it follows Eugénio dos Santos e Carvalho, the architect tasked with rebuilding the city under the Marquis of Pombal. Enlightened reason confronts the myths and religiosity of a fading past; his project clashes with those who see the catastrophe as divine punishment.
It belongs to the Grandes Narrativas collection (no. 267) and is Luís Rosa's second novel, published in 2004.
For readers of historical fiction who want to learn about the reconstruction of Lisbon and the Portuguese Enlightenment.
