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Act of the Damned by António Lobo Antunes: Used
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 1996-09-12
- Pages
- 246
- ISBN
- 9780802134769
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
GROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0802134769
ISBN-13
9780802134769
eBay Product ID (ePID)
248740
Product Key Features
Book Title
Act of the Damned
Number of Pages
246 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1996
Topic
General, Historical
Features
Reprint
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Antunes, Antonio Lobo Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
10.5 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
As the socialist revolution closes in, a once-wealthy Portuguese family is accused of "economic sabotage." They must escape across the border to Spain, then on to Brazil -- but the family is bankrupt, financially and spiritually. The patriarch, Diogo, lies dying, while his rapacious offspring rifle through his belongings, searching for his will. He remembers with bitterness and resignation his foolish marriage to his brother's beautiful mistress, who left him with a mongoloid daughter and a simpleminded son, who at sixty is running toy trains past his father's deathbed with the solemn self-importance of a five-year-old. Told through a rippling overlay of voices, Act of the Damned circles closer and closer to the revelation of the diabolical immorality of Diogo's greedy son-in-law Rodrigo . . . who has fathered a child of his own bastard daughter and who is closing in on Diogo's crumbling estate. In the oppressive autumn heat, the characters' schemes ebb and flow in an atmosphere of decrepit elegance, tarnished silver, and rotting brocade. When the moment of departure finally arrives, the scene shifts from chaos to vacuum and Rodrigo finds himself no longer at the center of the group but firmly, terrifyingly, outside and alone., Presents the story of the greedy son-in-law of an ailing Portuguese tycoon and his efforts to steal the family fortune.
LC Classification Number
PQ9263.N77A9413 1995
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