by Camilo Castelo Branco · Michel Lafon · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782749914046
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«Mystères de Lisbonne» is the historical novel by Camilo Castelo Branco, published by Michel Lafon in paperback (604 pages, in French).
João, an orphan raised in a religious boarding school, receives from Father Dinis the revelation of the secret of his birth and seeks his origins in 19th-century Portugal. Along his path, he crosses characters who change identity and two intertwined stories, while the young man tries to reconstruct a past full of intrigue and twists.
First installment of the Mistérios de Lisboa series, originally published in 1854. French edition with translation by Carlos Saboga and Eva Bacelar and preface by Raúl Ruiz.
For readers of historical fiction and European classics, with a plot of mystery and identity.
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.
