Bidspirit auction | BAPTISTA-BASTOS. O SECRETO Adeus. Lisboa.

BAPTISTA-BASTOS. O SECRETO Adeus. Lisboa. 1963. - BAPTISTA-BASTOS O SECRETO Adeus . Romance. Lisboa: Portugalia Editora, 1963. 160, [4] pp.; 200 mm. (Colecção Novos - Série Novos Romancistas, 5) First edition. Baptista-Bastos's (Lisbon, 1934-2017) first novel, published when the author was 29 years old, received remarkable praise from José Rodrigues Miguéis: ”The Secret Farewell thrilled me. It is one of the few novels from this period that has permeated me and given me much to think about. A beautiful novel, without sentimentality, without sectarianism or doctrinaireism.” The book bears witness to the cultural and social asphyxiation of the 1960s under Salazarism, in a language that combines the neo-realist heritage with a poetic and fragmentary writing style. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate