author
Alexandre da Costa
b. 1873
Known today mainly for a single surviving one-act comedy, this little-known Portuguese-language writer offers a glimpse of theatrical humor from the late 1800s. The work credited to him plays with marriage, misunderstandings, and the slippery idea of happiness.
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Maldita felicidade : comédia original em um acto
by Alexandre da Costa
About the author
Very little biographical information about this author could be confirmed from reliable online sources during this search. The strongest match is Alexandre da Costa, listed by Project Gutenberg and the Bibliothèque nationale de France as the author of Maldita felicidade, a Portuguese one-act comedy published in the late 19th century.
That play has been described as a short comedy centered on relationships, misunderstanding, and the ironic pursuit of happiness. Because dependable sources uncovered here do not clearly confirm further life details—including birthplace, death date, or a fuller bibliography—it's safest to treat him as an obscure author whose surviving reputation rests mainly on this single work.
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