A Relíquia

Queirós, Eça de, 1845-1900

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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Relic_(Queiroz_novel) Wikipedia page about this book: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Rel%C3%ADquia Release date is 2006-01-14

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"A Relíquia" by Eça de Queirós is a novel published in 1887. The story follows Teodorico Raposo, a hypocritical young man who pretends to be devout to inherit his wealthy aunt's fortune. He embarks on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where he leads a profane life while planning to bring back a sacred relic. A fateful mix-up exposes his deception before an audience of priests and devout followers, leading to dramatic consequences that force him to confront his own duplicity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



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