The Yellow Sofa (New Directions)

The Yellow Sofa (New Directions)

A compassionate tale of marriage, manners, and betrayal, from the Portuguese master
JosÃ© Maria EÃ§a de QueirÃ³s, the first great modern Portuguese novelist, wrote The Yellow Sofa with (in his own words) â€œno digressions, no rhetoric,â€ creating a book where â€œeverything is interesting and dramatic and quickly narrated.â€ The story, a terse and seamless spoof of Victorian bourgeois morals, concerns a successful businessman who returns home to find his wife â€œon the yellow damask sofa, leaning in abandon on the shoulder of a man.â€ The man is none other than his best friend and business partner. While struggling with the need to defend his honor, he fights a stronger inner desire for domestic tranquility and forgiveness. The Yellow Sofa firmly establishes EÃ§a de QueirÃ³s in the literary pantheon that includes Dickens, Flaubert, Balzac, and Tolstoy.
Country USA
Brand New Directions
Manufacturer New Directions
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780811222181
ReleaseDate 2016-04-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780811222181

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