by Jorge de Sena · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789724129082
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«O Físico Prodigioso» is the fantasy novel by Jorge de Sena, published by Edições 70 in paperback (135 pages, in Portuguese).
Set in the Middle Ages, it follows a young man who makes a pact with the devil and gains powers in exchange for his body. He travels through castles helping sick ladies until three maidens tell him of a bedridden queen. To cure her, he prepares a bath with his own blood; the story leaves the true nature of the lady in suspense.
Originally published in 1977, this edition has ISBN-13 9789724129082.
For readers of Portuguese literature and for those who enjoy medieval-set fiction and the fantastic.
Jorge Cândido Alves Rodrigues Telles Grilo Raposo de Abreu de Sena was a Portuguese-born poet, critic, essayist, novelist, dramatist, translator and university professor who spent the latter portion of his life in the United States.
