Author | : Lúcio Cardoso |
File Size | : 49,5 Mb |
Publisher | : Unknown |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 24 April 2024 |
ISBN | : 1940953502 |
Pages | : 0 pages |
Chronicle of the Murdered House by Lúcio Cardoso Book PDF Summary
Set in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, the novel relates the dissolution of a once proud patriarchal family now represented by Timoteo, a gay scion who wanders the ancestral mansion dressed in his mother's clothes. This downfall, peppered by stories of decadence, adultery, incest, and madness, is related through a variety of narrative devices, including letters, diaries, memoirs, statements, confessions, and accounts penned by the various characters.