Fortunes and Adversities of Luciano de Megera, a Donkey with Many Masters - Paulo Moreiras

Fortunes and Adversities of Lucian of Megara, Donkey of Many Masters

A picaresque novel by the author who won the latest edition of the PEN Club Narrative Prize.

“The historical novel, lately so degraded among us, regains its timeless splendour with Paulo Moreiras.” MÁRIO CLÁUDIO

Is this novella a literary diversion? An erudite exercise or a deception? A tall tale from some bookseller? What mysteries lie behind this peculiar novella, with as much picaresque as satire and social commentary? The novella presented here stems from the discovery of a manuscript, its creative appropriation by Paulo Moreiras, and the literary symbiosis the author established between the texts, preserving the same principle: that of being able to write for the pure love of writing. Could a donkey write such a novella? Apparently, it's confirmed. However, this novella appears to be a puzzle for librarians, a conundrum for booksellers, and an imbroglio for literary critics—that is, if there's anyone willing to get lost in the thickets of this forest of fantasy and imagination. Here, the reader enters at their own risk, knowing that they will find a work full of jest, wit, and humour, like those Paulo Moreiras has accustomed us to, and from which they will surely emerge with a belly full of laughter. Consider yourself warned. Dare to enter.

“I am now almost fifty years old and only now do I realise that Paulo Moreiras exists. […] It’s an excellent diversion, and everyone knows that when I use the word diversion, it’s not to refer to minor things, quite the opposite.” RICARDO ARAÚJO PEREIRA, SIC NOTÍCIAS

Work details

• Author: Paulo Moreiras
• Publisher: Dom Quixote
• Category: Lusophone Literature
• Number of pages: 136
• Cover: Paperback