by Camilo Castelo Branco · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9789727060207
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«Vinte horas de liteira» is the novel by Camilo Castelo Branco, in a 220-page paperback edition, in Portuguese.
The work is set in the 19th century and sets a dying world — that of transportation by litter — against the unstoppable advance of modernity embodied in the railroad. Against this backdrop, the characters experience amorous misfortunes, intrigues, and passions, in a critical portrait of Portuguese society of the time.
The edition includes a preface by Hélia Correia.
Camilo Castelo Branco, 1st Viscount of Correia Botelho, was a prolific Portuguese writer of the 19th century, having produced over 260 books. His writing is considered original in that it combines the dramatic and sentimental spirit of Romanticism with a highly personal combination of sarcasm, bitterness and dark humour. He is also celebrated for his peculiar wit and anecdotal character, as well as for his turbulent life.
