Adán y Eva en el paraíso

audiobook

Adán y Eva en el paraíso

by Eça de Queirós

ES·~7 hours

Chapters

Description

The story opens with a sweeping, lyrical chronicle of creation, painting the newborn Earth as a radiant garden of sparkling seas, fruit‑laden trees, and bright birds. A sun that circles the world like a devoted lover bathes the landscape in eight uninterrupted hours of golden light, while the narrator—steeped in antiquated scholarly flair—notes dates and divine decrees as if recording history itself. This richly textured backdrop sets the stage for the first human step into the legendary paradise.

From the tangled vines of a dark forest, the newly‑formed Adam emerges, described in vivid, almost comic detail: a bulky, copper‑toned body, a shaggy head, amber eyes that flicker with both fear and awe. As he steadies himself on trembling legs, the narrative captures his bewildering awareness of self and the overwhelming beauty surrounding him. Listeners are invited to share his tentative wonder as he approaches the four rivers of Eden, poised on the brink of the story’s deeper mysteries.

Details

Language

es

Duration

~7 hours (424K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Ramón Pajares Box and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Digital Hispánica/Biblioteca Nacional de España.)

Release date

2021-10-29

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Eça de Queirós

Eça de Queirós

1845–1900

Best known for sharp, witty novels that captured the habits and hypocrisies of 19th-century Portuguese society, this major realist writer also spent much of his life working as a diplomat. His stories mix social satire with memorable characters, which helps explain why works like The Maias still feel lively today.

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