O que fazem mulheres: Romance philosophico

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O que fazem mulheres: Romance philosophico

by Camilo Castelo Branco

PT·~4 hours·26 chapters

Chapters

26 total
1

VOLUMES PUBLICADOS

1:53
2

A TODOS OS QUE LEREM

3:40
3

A ALGUNS DOS QUE LEREM

0:56
4

CAPITULO AVULSO

0:01
5

PARA SER COLLOCADO ONDE O LEITOR QUIZER

10:13
6

I

10:56
7

II

12:01
8

III

9:08
9

IV

8:13
10

V

16:50

Description

A nameless narrator, writing from a dim underground workshop, invites listeners into a fever‑dream of Lisbon’s shadows where philosophy and romance clash with horror. The first act follows a handful of women whose ordinary lives are suddenly pierced by strange events—ghostly apparitions, cryptic letters, and a series of unsettling coincidences that force them to question the nature of desire, duty, and destiny.

Through vivid, almost theatrical descriptions, the story weaves together jokes, bitter sarcasm, and moments of genuine tenderness, all while probing the deeper moral currents that guide each character. The tone is deliberately abrasive yet lyrical, letting the listener feel the clang of pistols, the whisper of angels, and the prickling anxiety of a mind teetering on the edge of genius. It is a hallucinatory ride that asks: what do women truly do when the world refuses to stay still?

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Language

pt

Duration

~4 hours (243K characters)

Series

Obras de Camillo Castello Branco
 Edição Popular
 LVII

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Lisboa:
 Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira
 Livraria editora e Officinas Typographica e de Encadernação
 Movidas a electricidade
 Rua Augusta - 44 a 54
 1907

Release date

2009-07-18

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Camilo Castelo Branco

Camilo Castelo Branco

1825–1890

A master of 19th-century Portuguese fiction, he wrote with dramatic energy, sharp wit, and a dark streak that still feels alive today. Best known for Amor de Perdição, he produced an astonishing body of work that helped shape the Portuguese novel.

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