In addition to his poetic idealized encounter with Marcenda, the protagonist of this work also encounters a chambermaid named (*) Lydia who slips into his bed at night and gets pregnant.
One character of this novel spends time reading The God of the Labyrinth and writes, "Wise is the man who contents himself with the spectacle of the world" in the margins of his papers. The protagonist of this work touches the hands of a woman with broken fingers whose father occasionally accompanies her for the treatment of her arm in order to visit his mistress. In addition to his poetic idealized encounter with Marcenda, the protagonist of this work also encounters a chambermaid named (*) Lydia who slips into his bed at night and gets pregnant. In this novel, a ghost that wanders the earth for nine months suddenly appears, befriends the title character, and explains his creation of heteronyms such as Alvero de Campos and Alberto Caeiro. For 10 points, name this novel that tells of a poet who returns to Lisbon after Fernando Pessoa's death and befriends Pessoa's ghost, a work by Jose Saramago.
One character of this novel spends time reading The God of the Labyrinth and writes, "Wise is the man who contents himself with the spectacle of the world" in the margins of his papers.
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis [or O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis]