by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester · Leya · tapa dura · ISBN 9789896604073
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«Crónica do Rei Pasmado» is the satirical novel by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, published by Leya in hardback (168 pages, in Portuguese).
The king is entranced upon seeing a naked woman for the first time and wishes to see the queen as well; this whim unleashes a palace intrigue with nobles, inquisitors, a famous courtesan, a Portuguese Jesuit, and a convent superior. The work, defined by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester as «scherzo in D major», combines humor, irony, and eroticism.
Originally published in 1989 as «Crónica del rey pasmado», this Leya edition (2017) is part of the Coleção Essencial de Livros RTP and includes a prologue by Daniel Sampaio.
For fans of historical fiction and satire, with humor, irony, and eroticism, and of Spanish literature.
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester was a Spanish writer associated with the Generation of '36 movement.
