num_pages: 228
description: Teodorico Raposo the novel's anti-hero is a master of deceit one minute feigning devotion to his rich pious aunt in order to inherit her money; the next indulging in debauchery. Spurred on by the desire to please his aunt and in order to get away from his unfaithful mistress Teodorico embarks on a journey to the Holy Land in search of a holy relic. The resulting fiasco is a masterpiece of comic irony as religious bigotry and personal greed are mercilessly ridiculed.
language: English
title: The Relic
publisher: Dedalus