Lucio Cardoso Books

Lúcio Cardoso, a celebrated Brazilian novelist, playwright, and poet, diverged from the prevailing leftist and regionalist themes of his time to delve into inner experience and personal tragedy. His work is characterized by psychological introspection and an exploration of human redemption. In later novels, such as "Chronicle of the Murdered House," he masterfully examined the decay of patriarchal families and the dissolution of traditional orders, often through characters embodying societal shifts. Cardoso also ventured into theater and film, extending his artistic influence across multiple mediums.

Chronicle Of The Murdered House
592 pages
21 hours of reading
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Set in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, the novel relates the dissolution of a once proud patriarchal family now represented by Timoteo, a gay scion who wanders the ancestral mansion dressed in his mother's clothes. This downfall, peppered by stories of decadence, adultery, incest, and madness, is related through a variety of narrative devices, including letters, diaries, memoirs, statements, confessions, and accounts penned by the various characters.

Chronicle Of The Murdered House