
ALBINO FORJAZ DE SAMPAYO
OBRAS DO MESMO AUTOR:
Crónicas imorais
Juízo do ano
Artistas
O Jettatore
Os mineiros
Um sábio português
Emigrantes
Gabriéllo d’Annunzio
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.
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
2023-09-27
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1884–1949
Remembered for sharp, lively prose, this Portuguese writer moved easily between journalism, fiction, and literary history. He is especially associated with Palavras Cínicas, a major early success that stayed widely read for decades.
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