Camillo's Grandchildren

Alberto PimentelProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 93K words
Chapters: 10

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Os netos de Camillo by Alberto PimentelAuthor: Pimentel, Alberto, 1849-1925,Language: Portuguese, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Sep 17, 2010

Editor's review

This is a work by the Portuguese writer Alberto Pimentel (1849–1925), released as an ebook by Project Gutenberg and classified as a public-domain work under Portuguese-language literature. For readers unfamiliar with Portuguese, it is first of all a linguistic and literary historical document: it offers a window onto the vocabulary, syntax, and narrative rhythm of Portuguese prose from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, and a way to encounter Pimentel, an author with almost no introduction in the Chinese-speaking world. As a public-domain text, it comes without the notes and introduction of a modern translation, so the main barrier to reading is the language itself. It suits use as Portuguese reading material or as a supplementary text for research on Portuguese literature, rather than as a popular book to be read for plot. Readers are advised to learn the basic background of Camillo, usually understood as the Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco, before entering the text; this makes the author's context and his gesture of homage easier to understand.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Learners with intermediate to advanced Portuguese reading ability who wish to engage with original public-domain literature
Researchers studying Portuguese literature or nineteenth-century Portuguese prose narrative
Readers interested in Project Gutenberg public-domain ebooks and early electronic texts
Readers who wish to use a short text to practise close reading and vocabulary building in Portuguese

Not a good fit for

General readers with no Portuguese who can rely only on a Chinese translation
Readers expecting modern typesetting, notes, an introduction, and full publication details
Readers who prefer fast-paced plots and have little patience for nineteenth-century literary style

Reading tips

First look up the basic biography of Camilo Castelo Branco to understand whom the title refers to and who is being honoured.
On a first read, go through the text once for the general sense; on a second pass, look up words paragraph by paragraph and collect common expressions in Portuguese literary prose.
Read with a Portuguese dictionary or bilingual tools; with long sentences, divide them into sense groups before working out the meaning.
If using it for research, record features of vocabulary and syntax and compare them with texts by other Portuguese writers of the same period.

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Is there a Chinese translation of this book?

According to the available information, this is a Portuguese-language ebook released by Project Gutenberg, and no Chinese translation is mentioned. Readers who want to read it in Chinese will need to look for other publication information or use translation tools for support.

Who is Camillo in the title?

In general knowledge of Portuguese literature, it usually refers to the nineteenth-century Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco. The title means 'Camillo's Grandchildren'; the precise reference and wording should be checked against the original text, and readers are advised to learn the basics of this writer's background before reading.

What level of language is needed to read this book?

The original is in Portuguese and belongs to the literary style of the late nineteenth to early twentieth century, with syntax more complex than modern colloquial speech. Intermediate to advanced Portuguese reading ability is recommended, along with a dictionary for handling long sentences and older expressions; otherwise reading will be quite demanding.

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About the author

Alberto Pimentel Author · Portuguese · 1849–1925

Alberto Pimentel (1849–1925) was a Portuguese writer, journalist and literary historian, born in Porto and died in Cruz. He was a prolific author with nearly a hundred works, spanning poetry, fiction, drama, biography and political writing, and combining literary research with journalism. His research focused especially on the Portuguese novelist Camilo Castelo Branco, and his representative works include Uma visita ao primeiro romancista portuguez em S. Miguel de Seide. He also wrote Os Poetas do Minho, As Noites do Asceta, Historias de Reis e Principes, A ultima ceia do Doutor Fausto and O Romance da Rainha Mercedes, works that draw on historical anecdote, legend and observation of contemporary life, in a solid and vividly narrative style. The library holds 19 of his works.