The Crime of Father Amaro
A terrific novel....a work of mesmerizing literary power....We should be grateful for such blessings. --Washington Post Book World, Michael Dirda, 1 June 2003Among the darkest and most biting of religious satires. --Austin Chronicle, Barbara Strickland, 6 June 2003In this blackest of comedies, de Quieros depicts the destructive effects of celibacy on a priest lacking any true vocation. --Translation Review, 1 June 2003Mordantly funny, tragic, and, above all, humane....Costa's brilliant translation preserves Eca's sharp, ironic prose....not to be missed. --Historical Novels Review, Adelaida Lower, August 2003The zeal...of Zola, the narrative command of Balzac, and the elegance of Flaubert...[a] slyly witty and engrossing novel. --Trenton Times, Nagle Jackson, 31 August 2003