by Alexandre Herculano · quasi · tapa dura · ISBN 9789895523481
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«O Bobo» is the historical novel by Alexandre Herculano in a children's edition, published by Quasi in hardback (36 pages, in Portuguese).
Set in 1128, before the Battle of São Mamede, the work recreates the political intrigues of the County of Portugal, with Guimarães Castle as the setting. D. Bibas, the court jester, despised by all, proves to be a key figure in the conflict. Herculano combines fiction and historical rigour to narrate a decisive episode in the formation of Portugal.
The work was initially serialised in O Panorama in 1843 and, expanded, in a posthumous volume in 1878; this hardback edition is from 2008.
For young readers beginning with Portuguese classics and for adults seeking a brief, accessible edition.
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Alexandre Herculano de Carvalho e Araújo was a Portuguese novelist and historian.
