Crónicas imorais

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Crónicas imorais

by Albino Forjaz de Sampaio

PT·~4 hours·38 chapters

Chapters

38 total

ALBINO FORJAZ DE SAMPAYO

0:22

OBRAS DO MESMO AUTOR:

0:27

Crónicas imorais

2:43

Juízo do ano

6:57

Artistas

8:22

O Jettatore

8:38

Os mineiros

7:49

Um sábio português

8:46

Emigrantes

7:17

Gabriéllo d’Annunzio

7:50

Description

A voice that feels like a half‑drunk journalist scribbling on the margins of a forgotten newspaper opens this collection, offering bite‑sized observations that swing between sardonic grin and sly affection. The author treats every entry as a fleeting note—an idle remark on a street scene, a wry comment on a political gag, a fleeting rustle of everyday absurdity. Though labelled “immoral,” the pieces invite listeners to laugh at the contradictions that stitch together modern life.

The chronicle moves through a kaleidoscope of characters—rational men, sensate animals, stubborn plants, indifferent stones—using their quirks to expose the pretensions of moral certainties. With a tone that alternates between bitter irony and playful optimism, it sketches the endless parade of fools, the eternal recycling of scams, and the quiet moments that reveal hidden tenderness. Listeners will find a mirror that reflects both the comedy and the melancholy of a world that never truly changes, yet never ceases to surprise.

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Language

pt

Duration

~4 hours (283K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Lisboa: Santos & Vieira, 1918.

Credits

The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

Sep 27, 2023

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Albino Forjaz de Sampaio

Albino Forjaz de Sampaio

1884–1949

A sharp, versatile Portuguese man of letters, he moved easily between journalism, fiction, poetry, and literary history. His work often brings Lisbon vividly to life, with a quick ear for street language and a feel for the city's harsher edges.

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