The Baron (novella)

The Baron
AuthorBranquinho da Fonseca (as António Madeira)
Original titleO Barão
TranslatorFrancisco Cota Fagundes (1996)
John Byrne (1997)
LanguagePortuguese
Publication date
1942
Publication placePortugal

The Baron (Portuguese: O Barão) is a 1942 postmodern novella by Branquinho da Fonseca originally published under his pen name António Madeira.[1] The plot revolves around a visiting school inspector who encounters an eccentric and moody baron living in a medieval manor house.

  1. ^ Fagundes, Francisco Cota (1996). "Introduction". The Baron. Center for Portuguese Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara. pp. 7–18. ISBN 0-942208-30-7.